Daily Real Estate News 5.16.2013

New Lawmakers Mean New Challenges on Home Ownership Thousands of REALTORS® are offering lawmakers a refresher course on the importance of the federal government’s historic support for home ownership this week....

Daily Real Estate News 5.15.2013

Inventories, Asking Prices Get a Boost The number of homes for sale nationwide climbed during the spring homebuying season, but supplies still remain tight and asking prices are on the rise, realtor.com® reports....

Daily Real Estate News 5.14.2013

Rising Housing Market Likely to Lift Job Mobility “Until the real estate market picked up, people wouldn’t even consider a move without the certainty that they could sell their homes,” says one relocation executive....

Daily Real Estate News 5.13.2013

Affordability Remains High, Despite Price Gains Even though home prices have been on the rise lately, house hunters still have “ample buying power.” An average of salary of $30,700 is all that may be required to buy a house at the median price....

Daily Real Estate News 5.10.2013

Sellers: Make a Better Offer, Without Contingencies As the inventory of for-sale homes remains at low levels, sellers are getting more comfortable at the bargaining table and telling buyers to cool it with the contingencies....