by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 15, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Appraisers and homeowners are on similar wavelengths, with appraisals coming in only 0.28 percent under what homeowners expected in July, according to the Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). Appraised home values rose 4.86 percent...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 14, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
With building halted in the recession and construction at insufficient levels since, there is a 6.3 million deficit in the housing stock, according to an analysis newly released by Zillow. From 2008 on, there have been 1.9 approved building permits (single-family) per...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 13, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
From the crest prior to the recession up through 2016, the country’s largest markets now have more renters, according to an analysis recently released by Zillow. In 2000, the rate of renters was 33 percent; from 2006 to 2016, the rate rose from 31 percent to 36...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 12, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
After a positive start to the summer, the confidence consumers have in housing is teetering, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) for July. At 86.5, the Index sunk 4.2 percentage points month-over-month, and 0.3 percentage points...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 8, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Bursting demand and inadequate inventory led to a new peak for prices this spring, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) quarterly report. In the second quarter of the year, the existing-home median price rose to $269,000, up 5.3 percent...
by Suzanne De Vita | Aug 7, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Affordability is fading fast—and although millennials are eager to enter the market, and succeeding, they’re bearing the brunt of the challenge, according to recent research. Sixty-three percent of millennials under 29 are challenged by the cost of...