Tag Archives: Markets & Economy

Home price growth accelerates for first time in 14 months

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 2, 2019 - 2:53 pm |July 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Nationwide, home prices grew by 3.6 percent in May year-over-year and 0.9 percent from April, according to the latest data from CoreLogic. Continue reading →

The 6 hottest places for property investment right now

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 2, 2019 - 11:00 am |July 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Real estate investors need to think beyond the traditional cities — as home prices rise, people are turning toward smaller cities with strong job markets. Continue reading →

Most believe home values decrease if neighbors turn to Airbnb

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 1, 2019 - 1:44 pm |July 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Forty percent of residents thought their home values would decrease if their neighbors turned to short-term renting, according to Porch. Continue reading →

Pending home sales down annually for 17th straight month

By Patrick Kearns | June 27, 2019 - 2:16 pm |June 27, 2019 Uncategorized

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The Pending Home Sales Index ticked up from April to May by 1.1 percent but remains 0.7 percent below 2018 levels. Continue reading →

Buyers can’t afford a median-priced home basically anywhere

By Veronika Bondarenko | June 27, 2019 - 8:00 am |June 27, 2019 Uncategorized

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Median home prices are out of range for average wage earners in 353 of 480 U.S. counties, according to a new analysis by Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading →

The top 10 challenges facing the real estate industry

By Teke Wiggin | June 26, 2019 - 9:00 pm |June 26, 2019 Uncategorized

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The Counselors of Real Estate, an invitation-only professional organization of 1,100 real estate advisers and other professionals around the world, has revealed its annual list of the 10 top issues facing real estate. Continue reading →

Growing cities losing affordable housing at alarming rate: Study

By Patrick Kearns | June 26, 2019 - 3:19 pm |June 26, 2019 Uncategorized

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Released Wednesday, a new study from Freddie Mac finds a striking correlation between population growth and affordable housing. Continue reading →

Trump creates affordable housing council, taps Ben Carson as chair

By Jim Dalrymple II | June 26, 2019 - 12:33 pm |June 26, 2019 Uncategorized

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In an executive order Tuesday, Trump said the role of the council would be to increase the supply of homes in the U.S. in an effort to meet demand. Continue reading →

NYC law firm mulls class action lawsuit against Realogy

By Patrick Kearns | June 25, 2019 - 3:30 pm |June 25, 2019 Uncategorized

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The New York City-based law firm that previously filed a class action lawsuit against Zillow is putting Realogy in its crosshairs. Continue reading →

Home prices rise 0.4% in April

By Veronika Bondarenko | June 25, 2019 - 2:35 pm |June 25, 2019 Uncategorized

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U.S. home prices rose 0.4 percent from March to April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. Continue reading →