Tag Archives: home prices

Median home price hits a new record: $300,000

By Patrick Kearns | April 4, 2019 - 7:52 pm |April 4, 2019 Uncategorized

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The data shows that despite a cooling housing market, high prices will continue to pose an affordability challenge for buyers. Continue reading →

How much house can you afford? Realtor.com’s new tool will tell you

By Patrick Kearns | March 27, 2019 - 2:02 pm |March 27, 2019 Uncategorized

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Realtor.com on Wednesday introduced ‘Price Perfect,’ a new feature for its website and mobile apps to help home buyers more deeply understand their buying power when shopping for homes.  Continue reading →

Prices edged up slightly from December to January: FHFA

By Patrick Kearns | March 26, 2019 - 2:23 pm |March 26, 2019 Uncategorized

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U.S. home prices rose slightly from December to January, up 0.6 percent according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Continue reading →

Pending home sales decline annually for 13th straight month

By Patrick Kearns | February 27, 2019 - 3:09 pm |February 27, 2019 Uncategorized

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The National Association of Realtors Pending Homes Sales Index declined 2.3 percent year-over-year in January, the 13th straight month of such declines.   Continue reading →

Existing-home sales hit 3-year low

By Patrick Kearns | February 21, 2019 - 3:13 pm |February 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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Existing home sales fell for the third consecutive month in January, according to the latest release from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Continue reading →

Inventory up as metro sales slow

By Patrick Kearns | February 12, 2019 - 3:12 pm |February 12, 2019 Uncategorized

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Inventory is up and prices climbed more slowly in metro areas in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Student debt isn’t the only thing holding buyers back

By Patrick Kearns | February 1, 2019 - 8:49 pm |February 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Student debt isn’t the only thing holding back home sales, which reached a six-year low in December and have been on a steady decline since 2004. Continue reading →

Market worries are keeping homeowners from selling

By Marian McPherson | January 24, 2019 - 6:53 pm |January 24, 2019 Uncategorized

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Using housing data from 50 largest cities across the United States, Lending Tree determined that the average American homeowner stays in their home for seven years. Continue reading →

Home appreciation slows, but prices remain out of reach

By Patrick Kearns | January 24, 2019 - 8:00 am |January 24, 2019 Uncategorized

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A pair of reports from Zillow and Redfin paint a picture of slowing price growth, but homes remain unaffordable to the middle class in many major metros. Continue reading →

More homes sitting on the market

By Patrick Kearns | January 3, 2019 - 4:04 pm |January 3, 2019 Uncategorized

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The housing market ended 2018 on a low note, with listing inventory up five percent nationwide and by as much as 10 percent in the nation’s largest metros. Continue reading →