Are you a current home owner who is considering listing your property on the market in 2015? If so, then you’re likely to enjoy a lot of success! After all, Realtor.com recently released its top predictions for the housing market in the New Year. And all of them seem to favor home sellers. Let’s Take […]
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More US Home Buyers Returning to Market Because of Easier Mortgage Rules, Stable Rates
More and more home buyers are returning to the US housing market because they’re noticing favorable market conditions. Specifically, buyers are feeling more comfortable about navigating the market thanks to interest rate stabilization and easier mortgage rules, according to a recent article by Reuters. This is fantastic news for the overall health of the housing […]
US Real Estate Market Sees 6-Year Home Sales High
We’re breaking records on the U.S. housing market! Evidently, during the month of August, national home sales reached their highest levels in more than six years, according to a recent report from the Commerce Department. This is incredible! That means that sales activity has returned to the levels it was pre-bubble burst. And this spells […]
Excellent News for Home Buyers: US Prices Stabilizing
If you’ve been weighing whether now is the right time to enter the local housing market as a home buyer, we have some news to share with you that will help you decide. According to a recent report from real estate data provider CoreLogic, U.S. home price gains are slowing down, despite an increase during […]
US Home Sales Outperform Real Estate Experts’ Previous Predictions
It’s always a good sign for the national housing market when sales activity is better than even the experts predicted! And that’s exactly what happened recently when the latest market activity report was released by the National Association of Realtors in July. Evidently, contracts to purchase previously-owned properties increased more than expected during the month […]
Report: Bigger is Better for National Home Buyers
The sluggish housing market over the last several years did not have an impact on Americans’ desire for bigger and fancier homes, according to a recent report from USA Today. Evidently, demand continues to grow for these large estates, especially as the housing market across the nation improves. This is a fascinating trend on the […]
Report: US Home Sales Increased Sharply in May
It’s certainly a headline we like to see around here: “US Home Purchase Contracts Have Seen a Significant Increase.” And in fact, that’s exactly what The Associated Press recently reported. This is great news, especially given that – so far this year – the pace of buying is slower than in 2013. A lot of this […]
US Home Sales See Second Consecutive Month of Increases in May
One month of positive real estate sales is encouraging, but sometimes it can be a fluke. That’s why we’re always so thrilled when positive numbers one month carry over into the next month. And that’s just what we saw with the recent release of May sales numbers. According to a recent USA Today article, existing […]
Baby Boomers Setting New Trend on National Real Estate Market: All Cash Deals
As more Baby Boomers retire, real estate experts all across the United States are seeing more cash deals, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Evidently, these Baby Boomers (defined as anyone born between 1946 and 1964) are opting to purchase their homes with all cash instead of taking out a mortgage. Experts credit this […]
Report: U.S. Home Sales Increase for the First time in 2014
Real estate experts all across the country were thrilled to hear the latest numbers on the national housing market recently. That’s because sales of existing U.S. homes showed a slight increase between March and April, reversing a 12-month trend in which home purchases had been dropping. This wasn’t the only good news that the National […]