Median home prices have been steadily rising since the end of the housing crises. In fact, median home prices are up 35% since 2009 which is representative of a very healthy and vibrant housing market. As home prices continue their slow and steady march upward, investing in real estate has never made more sense. But […]
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A strong local housing market is very closely tied to the strength of the local economy and small businesses are one of the of the biggest driving forces in many local economies. In a recent study, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 26 metrics for startup success, assigning each state a number in each category,
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Two of the most expensive life events (a wedding and a down payment on a home) often combine in the same year when a couple says “I Do”. Redfin examined data to see which metropolitan areas had the lowest combined cost for an average wedding and the average purchase of a home in that area.
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Pending home sales increased in May, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Three of the four major regions saw growth in contract activity, with the West experiencing a slight sales decline. Pending home sales are when there is a contract on a home but it has not closed yet and this index is
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When you think of a real estate professional, you likely get a very specific image of a residential real estate agent, helping people buy and sell their homes and performing all of the related tasks. That is definitely the best-known real estate career, but it’s not the only one. If there are some aspects of
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Those looking for a great deal on a foreclosed home will have to wait longer as overall foreclosure activity continued to plunge annually for the 11th month in a row from last year. Foreclosure filings declined 22% from a year ago, according to the ATTOM Data Solutions’ Foreclosure Market Report. “We are continuing to see
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The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 3.7 points in May to 92.0, just shy of the survey high set last May. A 13-percentage point increase in the “Good Time to Buy” component drove the index higher. The net share of respondents expecting home prices to go up and mortgage rates to go down over
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We can’t help who we fall in love with, and even more frustratingly, who falls in love with us. It’s simply one of life’s mysteries. And we might not know exactly why we fell in love with real estate, but we probably have our suspicions. Here are five reasons why to fall in love with
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York just released their latest monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations and the results are encouraging for the housing market. The survey showed that attitudes toward owning a home as a good financial investment remained strongly positive, with 65% of all respondents regarding the buying of property in their zip code
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In yet another strong housing related report, foreclosure activity dropped for the 10th consecutive month. The April 2019 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 55,646 U.S. properties in April 2019, down 5 percent from the previous month and down 13 percent
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