by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 24, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
March new-home sales took off, up 4 percent to 694,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The average new-home sales price was $369,900, while the median was $337,200. New-home listing inventory was...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Building on February’s gains—and for the second time this year—existing-home sales have strengthened, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. March sales increased 1.1 percent to 5.6 million, but they were down 1.2 percent from the prior year....
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
ATTOM Data Solutions has released its Q1 report on sales, which found homes in 54 percent of metros are at prices above their pre-recession top-out. “Rising interest rates and recently enacted tax reform that removed some tax incentives for homeownership were...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 21, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, House Canary, Latest News, News |
Who says you need “green” to get a green home? According to an analysis by realtor.com®, eco-friendliness is becoming the norm—and being a green homeowner may not be as pricey as thought. While California’s costlier markets have high concentrations...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 21, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
Even with increasing interest rates, closed home purchases ticked up 6 percent in March, according to Ellie Mae®’s latest Origination Insight Report. Closed refinances slumped 5 percent. Across the board, closings took 41 days in March, one day less than in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 19, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, News |
Twelve days before Thanksgiving, Mark and Sue Meaney decided to put their 109-year-old house on the market. They looked at comps of similar-sized homes near their St. Paul neighborhood, agreed on a price with their agent and waited anxiously for their first offer to...