First-time home buyers reached the highest market share on record during the past year, according to the latest consumer survey of home buyers and sellers
Pending home sales rose for the eight consecutive month. The longest growth streak streak since measurement began in 2001, according to the National Association of
Canadians owning a second home in Florida will find that Short Term Vacation Home Rentals to be a great way to subsides the cost of
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Foreclosures & Short Sales: Buying a Money Pit?
Foreclosures and short sales in US Real Estate seem to be great deals, but let the buyer beware: You could be buying a money pit.
A foreclosed home is bought as is and will not have the history available that a seller would be able to give you. This means you will buy the home
Prices of US Real Estate may rise very fast
The US Real Estate market has been in decline for almost 3 years. Despite what many analysis believe will be a slow recovery, there are signs that 3 years of pent up demand and current low interest rates can start a very fast recovery.
The economic environment is going to get better based on
Is the US Housing Market Stabilizing?
The release of housing start data on June 17 has sparked a furry of responses on the Internet. Some commentators are horrified by the increased number of housing start while others are seeing the data as a sign of real estate market bottom.
One side argues that the market is currently over-supplied with months of
US Real Estate Market Outlook in June
Just released HMI (Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index) declined one point to 15 in June from 16 in May.
NAHB Chairman Joe Robson noted “the outlook for home sales has improved somewhat in recent months, due largely to implementation of the first-time home buyer tax credit and gains in housing affordability”. “However, looking forward,
Modest Rise in Existing US Home Sales in April
According to National Association of Realtors, existing US Real Estate sales in April rose 2.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million units in April. Despite a modest increase from March 2009 figure, it is still 3.5 percent below the level in April 2008. The national median existing-home price for all housing
US Real Estate Prices plunged but confidence report shows signs that relief may be in sight
The U.S. real estate market is in the worst downturn since the Great Depression as a huge supply of unsold homes, tighter lending standards and record foreclosures push down prices. The single-family home prices according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released on Tuesday showed prices in the first quarter of 2009 dropped
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