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....
May 9, 2013
5 States With the Highest Foreclosure Inventories Foreclosures rates are falling, but some states are still battling high levels. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Solo Home Buyers Re-emerge Individual home buyers...
May 8, 2013
Are Underpriced Homes Fueling Bidding Wars? “Are buyers being manipulated into overbidding for the relatively few attractive homes on the market?” a recent TIME magazine article asks. ___________________________________________________________________________________...
May 7, 2013
Will ‘Missing Households’ Reappear After Investors Leave? Investors and all-cash buyers represent a significant share of the housing market. But as home prices rise, what happens when these buyers vanish from the market — who will step up?...
May 2, 2013
‘Pocket Listings’ Spark Controversy With the housing rebound in full swing, “pocket listings” are growing in many parts of the country, but this development has raised questions over its ethics among some in the industry....
