by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 1, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
With critical inventory levels persisting, there have been fewer home sales to show for the year—and, with that, elevated home prices, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) quarterly report. Across major markets in the third quarter of the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 31, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, National, News |
(TNS)—Clearing the hurdles to qualify for a mortgage used to be much harder. House hunters with too much debt had their home-buying hopes dashed after being denied a mortgage. That’s changing as mortgage lenders ease lending guidelines to expand mortgage credit...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 30, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
With the affordability crunch difficult to overcome, first-time homebuyers are increasingly struggling, according to the 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Thirty-three percent of buyers this year were buyers fresh...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 30, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Annual appreciation has ducked under 6 percent for the first time in a year, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, which found August home prices slowed to 5.8 percent. The news comes as sales struggle; as of September, there have been six...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 29, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
Today’s Ask the Expert column features Dan Steward, president of Pillar To Post Home Inspectors. Q: There’s no doubt that the home inspection industry of today is vastly different from the home inspection industry of the past. What are some of the biggest...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 25, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
After an August stalling, pending home sales in September ticked up 0.5 percent, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). Activity on an annual basis dipped 1 percent. According to the Index, activity broke through in...