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RE/MAX: Monthly Inventory Rises for First Time in 33 Months
The number of homes for sale in April inched 1.6 percent higher than in March, the first month-over-month inventory increase since June 2010, according to the April RE/MAX National Housing Report.
Continue reading...Despite Sellers’ Markets, Seventy-one Percent Still Say it’s a Good Time to Buy
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Home prices are rising at double digit rates. Inventories are at historic lows. Two out of five applicants for a purchase mortgage are rejected. Yet nearly three quarters of Americans say it's a good time to buy a home.
Continue reading...Survey of Economists Finds Fears of New Bubble
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
More than 100 forecasters in a national survey said they expect the home values to reach an average of 5.4 percent year-over-year and that current Federal Reserve policies post some risk of re-inflating the housing bubble.
Continue reading...Investors No Longer in the Driver’s Seat
Thursday, April 25, 2013
After accounting one out of four home sales in the depths of the housing recession and fueled turn-arounds in dozens of markets where waves of foreclosures and battered home values scared off other buyers, real estate investors today are playing a greatly diminished role in the housing recovery.
Continue reading...Nothing to Fear from Zombie Houses
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Are zombie houses where the monsters live in the latest Resident Evil sequel? Or are they fraternities decked out for Halloween? Neither.
Continue reading...Inventories are Turning the Corner in Runaway California Markets
Friday, March 29, 2013
The hottest housing prices in the nation at last are encourage more sellers to list their homes, promising more sales and cooler price hikes in the weeks come.
Continue reading...Case-Shiller: 2012 Price Hikes Matched the Boom Years
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Home prices increased more in 2012 than they have since have since the summer of 2006 in both of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.
Continue reading...Lower Rates Benefit Richer Homeowners Most
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Federal Reserve's policy of buying mortgage-backed securities to keep mortgage rates low may be bolstering upper tier home values rather than helping to make homeownership more affordable for entry-level buyers.
Continue reading...Experts See Home Values Outpacing the Boom
Monday, March 18, 2013
A nationwide panel of 118 economists, real estate experts and investment and market professionals expects home values to end 2013 up an average of 4.6 percent and rise cumulatively by 22 percent, on average, over the next five years, according to the first quarter Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey.
Continue reading...Early Bird Buyers Try to Beat Tight Inventories
Friday, March 15, 2013
Realtor.com listing data for February suggest buyers are getting an early start to the 2013 home buying season despite the bad weather in many parts of the country and inventories that are still at record lows. Sellers are finally responding to the positive market by replenishing depleted inventories.
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- Ratio of Sold to List Prices Shows Inventory Shortages Driving Price Hikes
- Mortgage Originations Fell 6.2 Percent in Q1
- Built-for-Rent now Five Percent of New Home Construction
- List Prices Flatten Despite Sinking Inventory
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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