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First time buyers In March, first time homebuyers accounted for a record high share of all American real estate sales, according to the latest...
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First time buyers In March, first time homebuyers accounted for a record high share of all American real estate sales, according to the latest...
Foreclosures trend upward Given the continued unemployment rate and the disastrous Home Affordability Modification Program (that has barely helped any homeowners despite a $75...
HAMP news not a surprise The $75 billion Home Affordability Modification Program designed by the Obama Administration to help struggling homeowners by lowering borrowers’...
Making history in a bad way Of the $8.8 billion private-equity real estate investment (PERI) fund held by Morgan Stanley, nearly two thirds will...
April 30 or Bust The real estate world is all abuzz with the latest deadline about to be thrust upon us: April 30 is...
Florida hit hard In analyzing the top 40 metros in America, Forbes.com has created their “Ten U.S. Cities In Free Fall” list, outlining areas...
Vacancies Up, Dollars Down The Wall Street Journal announced today that shopping center vacancies are up (no “news” there) and lease rates are down...
The fastest growth goes to… When analyzing population growth, most economists focus on specific metro areas, but when looking at data on a county...
State of the real estate economy Last month’s S&P Case-Shiller reports shows home prices trending up in most cities despite a national average 2.5%...
Super simple, highly detailed Curious what housing and transportation costs look like in your area in a highly detailed way? Looking for data points...
Distressed homes account for 35% of sales Data released today by the National Association of Realtors shows existing-home sales (finalized transactions) dipped nationally in...
Down economy, down business? With a continually struggling economy, challenges vary across the nation ranging from restrictive lending to rising foreclosure rates making transactions...
Is your city in either top five? GOOD Magazine took a look at the five richest and five poorest American cities, primarily at the...
Discounts on listings = negotiation power? Zillow Real Estate Market Reports for homes bought in January show that buyers paid 2.8% below the listing...
54 year-old females making about $36,000 might be on vacation starting on International May Day. Now, don’t get too excited if you are a...
Take a look Russell Investments has developed an online tool for financial advisors called their “Economic Indicators Dashboard” that allows people to get a...
Construction starting back up? The U.S. Commerce Department today reports that housing starts rose 2.8% in January to an annual rate of 591,000 yet...
Big changes in 2009 As you may have already guessed, 2009 was the year of dropping commissions and a great number of agents actually...
Mystery solved? It is reported that “Home prices will likely decline another 8% from Q409 to the end of 2010, reversing recent gains in...
Where to begin? There are so many people and organizations to thank for continuing to exacerbate this housing mess I’m not sure where to...
A historic era This year has already proven to be a news filled year for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) as the real estate...
Pending home sales up According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales (based on number of contracts signed) are up 1% from...
Census and HUD say new home sales fell Today in a joint release between the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...
Barney Frank isn’t the only one who can speak out This week, Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) called for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to...
Ah yes, talking points This week, the National Association of Home Builders continues repeating the talking points that sound something like “we can’t get...