Daily Real Estate News 6.19.2013

Builders Ramp Up Production to Meet Increasing Demand Housing starts rose 6.8 percent in May, as low inventory levels have builders rushing to catch up with demand. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Freddie Mac:...

Daily Real Estate News 6.18.2013

12 Turnaround Housing Markets Kiplinger Personal Finance recently singled out 12 metro areas’ housing markets as faring the best. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Big Milestone in Homebuilder Confidence...

Daily Real Estate News 6.17.2013

Where Asking Prices Are Rising the Most Find out which housing markets have had the largest gains in asking prices in the past year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Should Boomers Worry About Millennials’...

Daily Real Estate News 6.14.2013

More Owners Sabotaging Short Sales The rate of suspicious activity surrounding short sales—including financial fraud and vandalism—has been rising, according to CoreLogic. Some 3.7 percent of short sale transactions involve such activity....

Daily Real Estate News 6.13.2013

Housing Inventory Shortages Start to Ease The latest data from realtor.com® shows that inventory levels are outpacing typical seasonal increases. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Foreclosure Activity Back on the Rise...

Daily Real Estate News 6.12. 2013

More Home Owners Regain Long-Lost Equity “The negative equity burden continues to recede across the country thanks largely to rising home prices,” according to a new study by CoreLogic....