We see, of first-time homebuyers in 2019, 32% depended on inner circle for loans or gifts, according to the 2019 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, an annual report from the National Association of Realtors.
The luxury market is on a record streak, boasting double-digit growth in 19 of the largest markets in the nation for the first time in over four years.
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The gap is closing between the premiums of waterfront and non-waterfront homes [...]
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The average price and shelf life of a listing in today's market are reaching, breaking, and making records.
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If you have been keeping up with real estate news, you would know that we are currently in the midst of a housing shortage, and that this low supply-high-demand environment is creating an interesting and expensive “seller’s market” in communities across the country. Buyers are desperate for available listings, and the combative measures of [...]
New-home sales in March took off, with an increase of 4 percent to 694,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The average new-homes sales price was $369,900, with the inventory at 301,000—a 5.2-months [...]
As temperatures get hotter, so does the housing market, with price increases totaling 8 percent year-over-year, according to a realtor.com® report. This March climb has sent the median list price from $275,000 in July 2017 to [...]
Looking for an investment rental? New findings of HouseCanary—a provider of predictive real estate analytics and insights—suggests that the best deals are to be found in the cooler markets. At this time of year when activity is declining, investors are revealed to likely have better opportunities in markets with lower temperatures. In [...]
It’s no secret to brokers that the housing market has seen some short supply. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently reported a down of 10.4% from last year in the national inventory for pre-owned properties, but according to realtor.com® 2018 National Housing Forecast, groundbreaking is projected to increase to up to 3 [...]
In the latest S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, home prices are reporting growth of up to 6.1% year-over-year in August, up from 5.9% in July. With the economy growing at a lesser pace, this was unforeseen.
In the 2015 American Consumer Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, Massachusetts was found to be the second most valuable state to buy a home in. Why’s that? Location, location, location!
Small homes, big trend.
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Existing-home sales have bloomed after the April showers, with the median days on the market at a new low and the median sales prices at a new high.
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European, New Zealand, Chinese, and Canadian housing markets are finally surging after years of being in a slump. The international market is growing faster than the United States where the market has been hot. Investors seem to be sticking to equities that invest in the U.S. residential market at a time [...]
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