by Susanne Dwyer | May 30, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Home values have edged above their pre-downturn peak, with the current national median value, $198,000, 1 percent higher than in 2007, according to the April Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports. Values have risen 7.3 percent year-over-year, with values in Seattle,...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 24, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Existing-home sales sunk in April, dragged down by virtually absent supply, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Existing-home sales totaled 5.57 million, a 2.3 percent decrease from March, but a 1.6 percent increase from one year prior. Inventory...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 23, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Renters up against ballooning costs in sought-after cities have steadily spread outward for rent relief—but now, costs are climbing in areas outside of cities, too. In fact, according to a recently released report by Zillow, rent appreciation is accelerating faster in...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 21, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Renters are staunchly in favor of homeownership, and, though they have concerns about their ability to afford a home, more now believe it is easier to qualify for a mortgage. According to the latest SCE Housing Survey, part of the Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE)...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 20, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The most affordable housing market in the country is the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio major metropolitan area, where more than 92 percent of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2017 were affordable to those earning the area’s median income, according to...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 18, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
2016 marked the 35th consecutive year of growth in the number of The Entrust Group clients using self-directed retirement savings accounts to invest in real estate. Likewise, the value of their purchases and sales continued to increase. The Entrust Group, a provider...