by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 18, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Fewer homes are priced within reach today, according to the REALTORS® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and realtor.com®. Affordability is being challenged by increasing prices and rates, the report states....
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 17, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
If 2017 is any indication, buyers will be against an all-out frenzy this spring and summer. In 2017, the median listing was snatched up in 81 days—a record, according to data from Zillow. Competition was fiercest in June, with 73 days on-market for the median listing....
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 17, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Home-building in March picked up, with housing starts on a 1.9 percent surge and totaling 1.32 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family starts waned, down 3.7 percent to 867,000. Multifamily...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 16, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Affordability is a growing problem—but for black buyers, it has created a deep disadvantage over other groups, according to an analysis newly released by Zillow. Based on the black household income (a median $39,466), and without exceeding the 30 percent housing spend...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 15, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Zillow announced on Thursday it is becoming a buyer and seller through its Instant Offers platform, beginning in Las Vegas and Phoenix with Premier Agents this spring. Arik Prawer, formerly chief integration officer at Invitation Homes, has been appointed chief...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 11, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Appraisals are closing in on estimates by homeowners, just 0.36 percent below what was expected, according to the March Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The Quicken Loans National Home Value Index (HVI) shows appraised values rose 7.64...