In another positive sign that the health of the new homes market is beginning to mend, construction activity in April showed a hefty leap from a year prior, with gains in permits, housing starts, and home completions. The data, released … Continue reading →
Uncertainty and anxiety over the purchase of a home is normal even in the best of economic times, and considering the wild economic ride we’ve all been on over the past five years, it’s no wonder that many buyers – … Continue reading →
A recent article in NAHB’s Eye on Housing blog points to recently released data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that provides a slightly more optimistic view of the direction of local house prices than the national headlines typically … Continue reading →
Wow, we are ALMOST sick of blogging about interest rates, because sometimes we sound like a broken record. Well, believe it or not, interest rates are yet again at another record low. Just when you think the bottom can’t go … Continue reading →
Often the hardest part of buying a home is finding the right home, in the right place, at the right price. With so many ways to search out information about which homes are on the market and what new homes … Continue reading →
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, increased 7.3 percent to 100.1 in November from an upwardly revised 93.3 in October and is 5.9 percent above November 2010 when it stood at 94.5. The October … Continue reading →
The U.S. will not become a nation of renters; there are just too many benefits, both financial and otherwise, to own versus rent. That’s according to the combined findings of several recent studies presented during the “Buyer or Renter Nation?” … Continue reading →
You don’t have to look far these days to find a news report or article talking about the skyrocketing costs of renting. Over the past few years, the numbers of renters have swelled thanks to the influx of prior homeowners … Continue reading →
It seems that every time we talk about real estate today the conversation immediately goes to the financial aspects of buying a home. Where are prices headed? Where are interest rates headed? Should I wait to try and get a … Continue reading →