Home-sale prices increased year-over-year by 3.4% in June to an average of $321,000, which is the third-consecutive month of growth, according to Redfin. The report states that the ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Another Increase for Existing Home Sales?
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its June Existing Home Sales report on Tuesday, July 23, after May’s report revealed an increase for the first time ...
Read More »Alternative Method to Sell Your Home Expanding
Zillow announced that Portland, Oregon, has become the 12th market where it can now directly buy homes, giving homeowners a new way to sell their properties. "Sellers across ...
Read More »Foreign Investors Pulling Out of U.S. Housing Market
New information has found that both the volume and price of residential property purchased by Chinese buyers has fallen—drastically.
Read More »Industry Veteran Retires—A Look Back
After more than 35 years in the mortgage default industry, Draper reflects on his career and accomplishments.
Read More »Forecasting Appreciation Rates Across the Nation
The average appreciation rate for residential real estate in the nation’s 100 largest markets is forecasted to be 3.7% over the next year ending on June 1, 2020, ...
Read More »Which Housing Markets Face a Possible Bubble in 2019?
A new report by Financial Planning studies the housing markets at danger for a bubble during the summer. The report, which studied markets with a minimum population of ...
Read More »Volatility in Real Estate
A single home is a risky asset, according to the 2019 Unison Volatility Index, but real estate portfolios are still mostly diversifiable.
Read More »Amazon’s Impact on the Housing Market
Amazon’s heralded HQ2 has yet to break ground in northern Virginia, but a report by the The New York Times states its pending opening has wreaked havoc on ...
Read More »Competition for Homes Dwindling Across the Nation
Redfin reports that just 12% of offers faced a bidding war in June 2019, which is a 52% decrease year-over-year. The report added that despite the cooling, San ...
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