How Does Housing Help Build Family Wealth?

By |2020-05-15T13:37:13-07:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

As the economy continues to improve, more and more Americans are seeing their personal financial situations also improving. Instead of just getting by, many are now beginning to save and find other ways to build their net worth. One way to dramatically increase their family wealth is through the acquisition of real estate. For example, [...]

New & Existing Home Sales Climb [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2016-05-27T10:00:34-07:00May 27th, 2016|Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: Both New Home Sales and Existing Home Sales are up month-over-month and year-over-year. Inventory remains low which continues to drive home prices up as demand continues to exceed the 4.7-month inventory. The median price of new homes is up 12% from March 2015, while the median price of existing homes is up 6.3% from April [...]

Sell NOW Before Competition Hits the Market

By |2016-05-25T10:00:58-07:00May 25th, 2016|Categories: For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing, Real Estate|

In their current edition of the Home Price Expectation Survey released last week, Pulsenomics asked this question of the 100+ economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists they surveyed: “In your opinion, what is the primary driver of recent home value growth in the U.S.?” Here are the top four reasons given by [...]

Where Are Home Values Headed Over the Next 5 Years?

By |2016-05-24T10:00:54-07:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists about where they believe prices are headed over the next five years. They [...]

When Is It A Good Time To Rent? Definitely NOT NOW!

By |2016-05-23T10:00:21-07:00May 23rd, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers, Pricing, Real Estate|

People often ask whether or not now is a good time to buy a home. No one ever asks when a good time to rent is. However, we want to make certain that everyone understands that today is NOT a good time to rent.The Census Bureau recently released their first quarter median rent numbers. Here is a [...]

Renting vs. Buying: What Does it Really Cost? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By |2016-05-20T10:00:51-07:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Infographics, Move-Up Buyers, Real Estate|

Some Highlights: The percentage of income needed to afford a median priced home is almost half the percentage of income needed to afford median rent. Buying costs are significantly less than renting costs. The percentage of income needed to afford a median priced home is less than the historic norm. Powered by WPeMatico

The Presidential Election and Its Impact on Housing

By |2020-05-15T13:37:15-07:00May 19th, 2016|Categories: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Housing Market Updates, Real Estate|

Every four years people question what effect the Presidential election might have on the national housing market. Let’s take a look at what is currently taking place. The New York Times ran an article earlier this week where they explained: “A growing body of research shows that during presidential election years — particularly ones like [...]

Are Foreclosures Increasing or Decreasing?

By |2016-05-18T10:00:06-07:00May 18th, 2016|Categories: Foreclosures, Real Estate|

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the size of the foreclosure inventory in the nation. There has been some speculation that distressed property inventories are about to skyrocket. Today, we want to reveal what is actually taking place in this segment of the housing market. CoreLogic, in their most recent National Foreclosure [...]