According to a new Bright MLS Forecast, a slowdown in price growth and reduction in mortgage rates should boost the housing market over the next 12 months.
Read More »Affordability Drove Migration in 2023
A Zillow study of United Van Lines data shows that people relocated to metros that were $7,500 less expensive in 2023, with Charlotte, Providence, and Indianapolis reporting the highest net in-migration among the nation’s 50 largest markets.
Read More »Sellers Should Start Preparing Their Homes for Sale Post Haste
As part of “Listapalooza,” Realtor.com has released a slew of new data showing that potential sellers should think about preparing their home to sell now, during the time ...
Read More »Top 10 Cities to Save for Down Payments
How much time does it take to save up for an average down payment? That could entirely depend on where a homebuyer is looking to purchase a home, according to a study. Here are some cities where it is easier to save up.
Read More »Is Spring Really the ‘Magic Window’ for Home Sellers?
By Scott Morgan Anyone looking to close a home sale faster and more favorably is entering the right time of the year to do it. According to a ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Increase Ahead of the Homebuying Season
February saw a growth in the number of sales contracts signed for homes with the Pending Home Sales Index data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) ...
Read More »The Price-Inventory Effect: New Home Sales Slip
New home sales fell 0.6 percent in February with 618,000 single-family homes sold during the month against the revised January rate of 622,000, according to the latest data ...
Read More »Existing Home Sales Spring Back
After two consecutive months of decline, existing-home sales rebounded in February rising 3 percent, according to the existing-home sales report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) ...
Read More »Starts are Down, But not the Housing Market
Housing starts were down 7 percent month over month according to the data for February released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Housing starts were at around 1.23 million ...
Read More »Family Over Location for Millennials
They’re the most active generation of homebuyers in the market today, but unlike their Gen X or Baby Boomer parents, millennials prefer to buy homes that are close ...
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