Steep home price gains in certain U.S. markets, including Brooklyn, have some economists worried that the increases are unsustainable for a healthy housing market, forecasting another real estate bubble as Bloomberg News reported.
As a matter of fact, The two trends underscore the nature of the housing rebound: Gains in …
As mortgage rates fall to absurd-like levels, the cost of home ownership drops, too. Mortgage payments are 18% less expensive today as compared to one year ago.
For today's home buyers, though, "making mortgage payments" may not be a concern -- it may be making a downpayment. Thankfully, a bevy …
Soaring production of multifamily apartments pushed nationwide housing starts beyond the million-unit mark for the first time since 2008 in March, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show that total starts activity rose 7.0 percent for the month due entirely to a …
Vacation home sales improved in 2012, while investment purchases remained elevated for a second consecutive year, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Vacation-home sales accounted for 11 percent of all transactions last year, unchanged from 2011, while the portion of investment sales was 24 percent in 2012, down …
The availability of multiple options to make use of the real estate assets has proved skeptics wrong in that it can now be put to effective use. The short-term funding requirement of any individual can be met with least hassles if one has immovable property in prime locations yielding lucrative …
New home sales were down 4.6 percent in February from January but up 12.3 percent from a year ago. The drop in February was from an elevated January that was the highest since mid-2008. The inventory of unsold new homes remains very low by historic standards at 4.4 month’s supply.
…Who wouldn't want a hurricane-proofed home? Especially when your abode is within the hurricane prone vicinity. Nobody wants to see their hard earned shelter shatter into logs or like morsels everytime a feisty disaster strikes. That is why, In 2003, Geraldine and Tony Luppino built a home on a …
Housing construction activity has increased significantly over the last year across the three primary sectors of home building: single-family, multifamily and remodeling. And that growth in turn means good news for those businesses that support residential construction, including building suppliers and other associated enterprises. While the NAHB forecast for this …
Nationwide housing production edged up 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This slight upward movement represented gains in both the single-family and multifamily sectors, with single-family housing starts reaching their fastest …
They say that pictures says a thousand words..believe it or not, a span of 20 seconds can mean a lot to you! For Realtors,Listing a home online is a part of Marketing strategies and providing a subject photo or photos is a Standard Operating Procedure -- well, that is if …
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