Tag Archives: HOUSING

Since the crisis the housing industry has been consistently expanding, but when the pace of growth lost a large amount of momentum in the final quarter of last year, on top of economists' predictions of slow growth, many in the industry are questioning if the expansion is beginning to expire.

Those low oil prices may seem like a blessing in disguise, but are they really good for housing and the overall economy? Here's what you need to know about America’s new crisis.

Homes sales finished 2015 in convincing fashion, following two straight months of sluggish sales. Read on to see which cities experienced the largest gains in 2015.

As 2016 begins, the jury is still out on what the effect of last month’s long-awaited federal funds rate increase by the Federal Reserve will be on the economy, and on housing in particular.

Real GDP growth in Q2 is way up from a paltry 0.6 percent annual growth rate in Q1 and at 3.7 percent is now way ahead of forecasts for the remainder of 2015. But when all economic factors are considered, is the news all good?

While usually slow, February home sales were especially soft this year, thanks to the combined factors of harsh weather, higher prices, and slim inventory. According to RE/MAX's latest National Housing Report, home sales dropped by 8.8 percent year-over-year last month, outdoing January's loss of 7.1 percent. Of the 52 metros surveyed for the report, 42 posted declines.

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