As Spring blooms across the U.S., investors are enjoying the season’s start with a swell of existing home sales. Existing home sales jumped 11.8 percent in February from January — the largest...
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How will the Spring Real Estate Market Perform? Economists Weigh in
As investors gear up for what’s typically the hottest season of the year for real estate, economists are offering optimistic outlooks for the housing market this spring. There is an array of reasons...
Report: Homes Listed in July Sold in Less Than Four Weeks
Homes listed in late June and early July were likely sold before August, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. The NAT reported that properties typically remained...
Nearly One-Third of NAR Members Have Less Than Two Years’ Experience
Despite tight housing inventories and tough competition, more and more people are jumping into real estate as registered realtors. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR)’s 2018...
Millennial Buyers are Skipping the “Starter Home”
Millennial home buyers account for about a third of all home purchases today, and many are opting to purchase properties outside of the norm for a first home. “They rented for longer, and now...
First-Time and Lower-Income Homebuyers to Struggle in 2018
With home values rising, inventory shrinking, and a buying population spurred on by rising interest rates, more and more housing markets are skyrocketing in value. Zillow recently warned that home...
Top 3 Markets for Millennial Homebuyers
Millennial buyers accounted for more than a third of all home purchases in 2017, but the most competitive housing markets in the country do not have much room for them. According to the National...
Appraiser’s Board to Ease Certification Requirements
Property appraisers no longer need a college degree in order to receive their certification, and they do not have to put in nearly as many hours as they used to in order to obtain and maintain that...
Oscars Affect One Movie-Titled Real Estate Market
After the Academy Awards announced the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” as an Oscar contender, the real estate market saw an increase in viewership – just not the market you might...
Net Neutrality Rolled Back by FCC
In mid-December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it would roll back net neutrality rules in a highly controversial decision that has most of the country up in arms on one...
