by Suzanne De Vita | Mar 22, 2017 | Latest News |
Existing-home sales sputtered in February as lower-than-low inventory kept a lid on activity, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Existing-home sales totaled 5.48 million, a 3.7 percent slip from a decade-high in January and a 5.4 percent hike from...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 11, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
More than one million homeowners with negative equity came up from under the surface in 2016, but some are still treading water, according to Zillow’s recently released 2016 Q4 Negative Equity Report. Just 10.5 percent of homeowners now owe more on their...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 7, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices continue to chart growth, rising on an annual basis to outpace inflation, according to CoreLogic’s recently released Home Price Index (HPI) for January 2017. Prices increased 0.7 percent month-over-month and 6.9 percent year-over-year. A combination...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 6, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
Numerous factors impact the sale of a home—including timing. The ideal time to list a home for sale this year is between May 1-15, according to a recent analysis by Zillow. Homes listed within the two-week window sell for 1 percent more than the average home for sale,...
by Suzanne De Vita | Feb 28, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices in the U.S. hiked to their highest level in more than two years in December, posting a 5.8 percent annual gain, according to the recently released S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. Their pace, though substantial, is not...