According to Goldman Sachs, more than half the homes sold last year and half of all the homes sold in 2013 were purchased without a mortgage. Click here to read the whole article!
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In the News
Posted by Denise Lones on August 15th, 2013
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Posted by Denise Lones on July 25th, 2013
A two-year interest rate high is driving down the number of new mortgage applications. Read the article here: http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2013/07/25/loan-demand-continues-soften
In the News
Posted by Denise Lones on July 18th, 2013
According to the National Association of REALTORS, existing home sales went up another 4.2% in May, with prices increasing into double digits over last year. To read the entire article and watch NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun explain the situation and what to expect moving forwards: please click here.
In the News
Posted by Denise Lones on July 3rd, 2013
According to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Eye on Housing, single family, multi-family, and home improvement spending is UP! Click here to read the rest of the article!
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Posted by Denise Lones on June 27th, 2013
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), newly built single family homes sales are up for the third straight month – up 2.1% in May. According to Rick Judson, NAHB chairman, buyers are taking advantage of the still-low interest rates.
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Posted by Denise Lones on May 30th, 2013
Mortgage Applications Drop – but what is the full story? The Wall Street Journal reported that mortgage applications dropped 9% last week, but that doesn’t mean that the housing market is cooling. This drop was fueled by rising interest rates (up to 3.9% this past week – the highest since May of 2012) and a […]
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Posted by Denise Lones on April 18th, 2013
The National Association of REALTORS® Nationwide Open House Weekend is this weekend, April 20th and 21st! Check your local Association office for resources! To visit REALTOR.org for more open house statistics, please Click Here.
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Posted by Denise Lones on April 10th, 2013
If you live or sell real estate in a tourist area, then listen up! The National Association of REALTORS® has indicated that the housing market recovery has also included vacation properties. In 2012 vacation home sales rose 10.1% to 553,000, up from 502,000 in 2011. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun indicated that, “attractively-priced recreation property […]
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Posted by Denise Lones on March 28th, 2013
The NAHB just reported that the recent increase in prices may be adding inventory to the housing market because sellers that previously couldn’t sell now can. The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported national home prices were up 6.5% from January 2012 to January 2013. Total inventory currently represents a national supply of 4.7 months versus […]
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Posted by Denise Lones on March 21st, 2013
The National Association of REALTORS® has just released their 2013 Profile of Buyers’ Home Feature Preferences which evaluates the home features buyers are looking for, paid for, and what they would spend more money on. This report also evaluates regional, gender, and age differences.
