First-time homebuyers made up more than a third of national home sales in 2016, but still saw a greater share of deals for homes fall through than experienced buyers.
Read More »What’s Behind the Surge in Home Sales?
The frigid weather may have arrived just as winter is set to begin, but home sales were anything but cold in November.
Read More »Sales Indicate Strong Demand
A seasonal decline did not stop home sales from reaching a nine-year high.
Read More »Home Price Appreciation May Not Be Slowing After All
Despite recent reports within the industry that home price appreciation may be decelerating, the latest data from CoreLogic suggests that might not be the case.
Read More »Housing Shows Signs of Cooling After a Hot Summer
It has been a record breaking summer for residential housing in the United States, according to one analysis. Lately, however, the market has shown signs that things may be slowing down.
Read More »Uneven Housing Fundamentals Create Cloudy Forecast
The yo-yo that was the U.S. housing market in Q2 will likely remain an uneven piece of the economy for the rest of the year, according to Fannie Mae.
Read More »Tighter Housing Inventory=Faster Sales. . .Or Vice Versa?
Housing inventory is tight and homes are selling at an increasingly faster rate, which begs the question: Is inventory tight because homes are selling quickly, or are homes selling quickly because inventory is tight?
Read More »Is Low Inventory Holding Back Home Sales?
Many buyers reported that finding a home that fits their needs was the biggest obstacle to buying a home. Lately, however, more prospective buyers are reporting that they are having trouble simply finding a home at all.
Read More »Housing Hits High Gear in May
The U.S. housing market accelerated to its fastest pace on record in May, as the typical home went under contract a full week faster than a year earlier.
Read More »Homes Selling Fastest in These 10 Metros
Median home prices are on an upward climb and inventory is remains low, but buyers are more determined that ever to unleash pent-up demand and purchase homes in these markets.
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