Home prices continue to climb on the national housing market, according to the most recent reports. Real estate data specialist RealtyTrac recently revealed that property prices across the country are up 5 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, home sales are up 8 percent. And the news just keeps getting better for national home sellers! More Information on […]
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Real Estate Market Showing Signs of Improvement – New Home Construction is Up
More home builders are committing to projects across the nation, according to a recent Associated Press article. In May, home builders applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest rate in five years. This is a crucial improvement for the real estate market because it will help increase the available inventory of homes […]
10 Things You Must Do Before Listing Your Home This Summer
Many would-be home sellers want to rush the market in the summertime because they’ve heard that it’s saturated with home buyers. While it’s true that the spring and summer are traditionally great times to sell because buyers are interested in moving in before the school year starts, it is still important for sellers to properly […]
Report: U.S. Home Prices on the Rise
Much to the elation of home sellers everywhere, home prices are on the rise in nearly all states, according to a recent report from the real estate researcher CoreLogic. Evidently, 48 states showed year-over-year gains in April. Meanwhile, home prices also showed month-over-month gains between March and April. As a result, home sellers from California to […]
Existing Home Sales Show Significant Gains Year-Over-Year
The National Association of Realtors recently released some data that is sure to be encouraging for anyone thinking about selling a home. Evidently, existing home sales increased for the second month in a row in May to a level that is significantly higher than last year. What’s more, median home sales prices saw double-digit year-over-year […]
RE/MAX TRAINS AGENTS TO HELP FAMILIES AVOID FORECLOSURE
“We sometimes forget that behind every distressed property is a distressed family and we need to use every tool at our disposal to help them through a very personal crisis,” said Dave Liniger, RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-Founder. “The new HAFA plan provides tremendous incentives for distressed homeowners and their lenders, which speeds up the […]