by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 24, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
Buyers have their eyes on schools, and with the irrefutable link between the quality of schools and values, a district with high ratings trumps all—even coveted features of a home, according to a new realtor.com® survey. To get into their desired district, 78 percent...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Barely budging against imbalanced inventory, existing-home sales slipped at the start of summer, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Activity in June declined 0.6 percent to 5.38 million, down 2.2 percent from the prior year; however, inventory...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 19, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Against discouragingly inadequate inventory and high prices, buyers are finding a way, according to a new survey. Fifty-one percent of homebuyers did not pay above asking price, despite concerns over multiple-offer scenarios, 42 percent made one or two offers, at...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 18, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Home-building in June sharply slid, with overall starts toppling 12.3 percent, and single-family starts tumbling 9.1 percent, according to the Commerce Department. Housing starts totaled 1.17 million, with 304,000 multifamily (five or units or more) starts and 858,000...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 16, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The housing market today is unprecedented, and buyers are contending with cost pressures and short supply—but, according to a recent report by WalletHub, there are cities where conditions are more favorable for first-time homeowners: Broken Arrow, Okla. Tampa, Fla....
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 11, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Appraisals brought fewer seller surprises at the start of summer, with appraisals in June just 0.25 percent below what homeowners predicted—the closest the gap has been since February 2015, according to the Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI)....