Buying a house in 2018 has become steadily more intricate with consistent declines in availability and continued price increases, according to an analysis by Realtor.com that identified a shift in ...
Read More »Inventory’s Low, So Why Aren’t More Homes Being Built?
The high cost of construction, labor shortages, and regulatory costs are just some of the factors that are keeping builders from making new homes, leading to a shortage ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Slip to Their Lowest in Three Years
An overall growing economy, rising incomes, and a strong job market did little to increase the number of buyers signing on the dotted line to achieve their dream ...
Read More »Demand for Homes Remains Upbeat Despite Headwinds
The demand for housing is on the rise despite headwinds like inventory shortage, increased mortgage rates, and volatile stock markets according to online brokerage firm Redfin, which released ...
Read More »Another Tough Home Buying Season on the Way?
Home prices continued their upward climb over the last 12 months, ending 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent according to the December 2017 data on the S&P ...
Read More »New Home Sales Fall
Sale of new single-family homes fell 7.8 percent in January 2018 compared to the month before, according to the data on new home sales released by the U.S ...
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Hit Biggest Slump in Three Years
Existing-home sales dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year in January 2018, experiencing their largest annual decline in over three years, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s Existing-Home Sales calculations ...
Read More »U.S. Luxury Housing Market Prices Stabilize
The luxury residential market remained stable, consistent, and solid in 2017 according to “The Report” a bi-annual analysis of the U.S. luxury market released by Coldwell Banker. The ...
Read More »Housing Market to Get More Competitive This Spring
Spring is in the air and with it, the housing market is expected to heat up as buyers compete to get maximum value from a limited inventory of ...
Read More »Homeowners’ Value Perception Takes a Tumble
After seizing positive numbers for seven months straight, the disparity between an appraised value and homeowners’ expectations of the said value expanded in January, according to Quicken Loans’ National ...
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