by Judy Klem on ActiveRain – June 13, 2011
Getting your home ready to sell? The basic equation goes something like this: Time + Effort + Money = Ready to Sell. It’s very easy to underestimate the time, effort and money it takes to get your house ready to sell. Stint on the time element [...]
The cliché says that there has never been a better time to buy. The hard data in the housing affordability index confirms that. The affordability index, which takes into account median income, median home price, and mortgage rates, has been bouncing around in the 180 to 200 range since the beginning of this [...]
by Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® – June 2011
The first quarter ended with decent home sales activity, but the rest of the year should be even better. Here’s why.
The first quarter ended with decent home sales activity, with existing homes selling at an annualized pace of [...]
by Derek Kravitz – May 31, 2011. Associated Press
WASHINGTON — An index of home prices in big metro areas has reached its lowest level since 2002, driven down by foreclosures, a glut of unsold homes and the reluctance or inability of many to buy.
Prices fell from February to March in 18 of the [...]
by Sophia Stuart, Marketing Associate
Energy efficiency is an important feature for home buyers. NAR’s 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers includes some interesting data about buyers’ preferences for energy efficient features in a home.
Study findings show that:
Buyers in the East South Central and West South Central tended to place the highest [...]
Washington, DC. May 19, 2011
Existing-home sales slipped in April, although the market has managed six gains in the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Existing-home sales(1), which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, eased 0.8 percent to a seasonally [...]
Foreclosures, recession spur surprise market shift
by Catherine Reagor – May 18, 2001. The Arizona Republic
Metro Phoenix has long been known for its supply of affordable houses, easy to buy and resell. Now, the rental market is dominating the region’s housing sector, something many real-estate experts and agents didn’t expect.
Rental homes of all [...]
Tips for shopping for foreclosed, short-sale and flipped homes.
by Peter Corbett – April 23, 2010. The Arizona Republic
It has a mountain out back and, apparently, a mountain of debt.
Weeds and overgrown landscaping obscure a for-sale sign in the front of the foreclosed home northwest of Deer Valley and Cave Creek roads in [...]
Washington, May 18, 2011
The U.S. continues to remain a top destination for foreign buyers as international purchases surged by $16 billion this year, one of the highest increases in recent years.
This is according to the National Association of Realtors®’ 2011 Profile of International Home [...]
