by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 12, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, National, News |
For all the hurdles to homeownership, one obstacle is stubbornly more insurmountable than the rest: the down payment. Renters are having trouble stacking up the savings to place a down payment on a home, according to the recently released Zillow® Housing Aspirations...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 11, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Investment home sales dominated the second home market in 2016, off the charts by 4.5 percent to total 1.14 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently released 2017 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey—but vacation home purchases...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 11, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
Renters are in better financial straits than they were just six months ago. Is homeownership next? The answer, according to a recent Freddie Mac survey, is unclear. Although 41 percent of the renters surveyed reported having more cash left over after payday, up from...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 10, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, Marketing, News, Niche |
More homebuyers and sellers are in the market for greener, sustainable homes—and REALTORS® are answering the call. Over half of REALTORS® recently surveyed in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) REALTORS® and Sustainability report say consumers have an...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 10, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, the share of single buyers was on the decline from 2011 to 2015, as there was more competition in the market from investment and vacation homebuyers. The share of single buyers rebounded in 2016, however,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 9, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Confidence in housing is waffling between homebuyers who are uncertain about their opportunities and sellers who are positive about their prospects, according to the recently released Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) for March. The HPSI declined 3.8...