by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 27, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Pending home sales were mostly unmoved in November, inching up 0.2 percent in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). The PHSI posted 109.5 in November, up from 109.3 in October. The Index is based on contract signings. Lawrence...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 21, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Housing inventory is shrinking, still, according to the recently released Trulia Inventory and Price Watch for the fourth quarter of 2017. Across the board, in the premium, starter and trade-up tiers, inventory has tumbled 10.5 percent year-over-year—the most...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 20, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Existing-home sales in November skyrocketed to a spree not seen in more than 10 years, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Existing-home sales totaled 5.81 million, a 5.6 percent increase from October and a 3.8 percent increase from one year prior....
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 19, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Demand for rentals is still strong—but what does it look like today, a decade after the recession? According to America’s Rental Housing Report, recently released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, demand is evolving. In the aftermath...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 19, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Home-building activity rose in a surprise November, with housing starts up 3.3 percent to a rate of 1,297,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family housing starts increased...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 18, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Even with economic gains and employment growth, homebuyers and sellers are less optimistic about their prospects, according to recently released findings from a survey by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). NAR’s quarterly Housing Opportunities and...