The nation’s capital and its surrounding are experiencing growth in sales, prices, and other key market factors.
Read More »Building Not Keep Up With Inventory Needs
Permitting delays and material costs have also been reported by builders as a threat to more affordable housing.
Read More »The Nation’s Hottest Markets
The majority of the fastest moving market areas can be found in California. The No. 1 hottest market for both March and February was Vallejo-Fairfield, California; followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California. The median age of inventory for these two areas were 33 days and 26 days, respectively, well below the nationwide median. Areas in California make up nine of the Realtor.com’s top 20 hottest markets.
Read More »The Fed Funds Rate and Unconventional Wisdom
Conventional wisdom suggests that rising Fed Funds rates are bad news for the still-recovering US Housing Market. And it’s easy to see a scenario unfold that supports this theory: lenders react to the Fed action by raising interest rates on ...
Read More »Uncertainty is Major Theme of 2017
Multiple changes occurring in the United States make for an uncertain future. What can be expected for the real estate industry?
Read More »The Dow Hits 20,000—So What?
What kind of effect does the Dow’s recent record-setting performance have on the housing market?
Read More »Diagnosing the Health of Housing Markets
One data solutions provider offers its take on the healthiest housing markets in the United States.
Read More »Housing Market Sees Increase in Flips in 2016
The housing market experienced a considerable increase in the amount of home flips in 2016. Is this a bad sign?
Read More »Down, Down, Down for Mortgage Rates
Many analysts were predicting that mortgage interest rates would rise up into the 4.5 percent to 5 percent range by the end of 2017. But since the start of the year, they are headed in the other direction.
Read More »Housing Shows Strength in Numbers
The combined value of homes in America is more than the combined GDP of two of the world’s largest economies, according to one analysis.
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