Tag Archives: Buying
Back to school? Here’s how it impacts home values
Source: Housingwire The power of good school districts Neighborhoods with at least one good elementary school have greater home values as well as higher home price appreciation over the long term compared to homes without good schools, according...
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Home sales are rising, so why isn’t inventory going up?
Source: HousingWire Between 2012 and 2015, home sales have increased by almost 600,000 units, from 4.67 million units to 5.25 million units, while housing inventory has been flat or down. Existing home sales are up 5 percent year over year in the...
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California pending home sales post third straight annual increase in June
Source: C.A.R. Led by the San Francisco Bay Area, California pending home sales continued their upward momentum in June to post three straight months of annual increases, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Making...
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Talking Points
New home sales have reached an eight-year high, showing that the low mortgage rates combined with a solid job market are improving the economy, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...
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Homeownership Rate in the U.S. Tumbles to the Lowest Since 1965
Source: Bloomberg The share of Americans who own their homes was 62.9 percent in the second quarter, the lowest since 1965, according to a Census Bureau report just released. As rising prices put buying out of reach for many renters, it was the...
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