May 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....
May 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....
May 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....
May 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....
May 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....