by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 20, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
August existing-home sales stabilized, ending a regressive streak, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. At 5.34 million, activity neither decreased nor increased from July, but was down 1.5 percent from the prior year. Inventory month-over-month also...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 10, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
Buyers with children have different needs than those without. According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2018 Moving with Kids Report (part of NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers): Buyers with children prioritize schools—unsurprisingly. Fifty...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 9, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The confidence consumers have in housing is picking up steam—but not because of the market outright, according to the August Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI). At 88, the gauge grew 1.5 percentage points month-over-month; however, the confidence...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 7, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Home prices are still on a tear, but growing less significantly than in 2017, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index (HPI™) report. In July—around the height of one of history’s hottest housing markets—prices rose 6.2 percent year-over-year, the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 6, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, News |
You can change a house—location is tougher. According to new research by Trulia, 36 percent of Americans have “neighborhood regret,” or would have moved to another neighborhood than the one they reside in today. The feeling is heightened in metros, where...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 5, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
With affordability draining quickly, the gap is growing between the amount of buyers with a desire to purchase, and the amount of buyers who actually can. According to an analysis newly released by realtor.com®, the cost of homeownership has increased more than three...