Gulf Shores home prices have been rising steadily for the past several months, but some fear the rapid increase could actually start hurting the housing recovery. The rise in Gulf Shores home prices is mainly due to investors, mostly large hedge funds, that have been swooping into various area and inhaling properties as fast as […]
Gulf Shores Housing and Economic Forecast
Gulf Shores housing, as well as a forecast for the nation’s housing and economic outlook was presented recently by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) during their 2012 Realtors Conference and Expo. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun says he expects the market share of distressed sales to fall from about 25 percent in 2012 to […]
Economic Update: Gulf Shores Housing Strengthens
September Gulf Shores housing starts as well as U.S. overall housing starts blew past consensus estimates to nearly 900,000 units nationwide — a four-year high. Though levels are still well below the 1.5 million historical average, this report adds to other upbeat news and confirms our belief that after seven years of painful contraction, the […]
Best Time to Buy or Sell a Gulf Shores House
When is the best time to buy or sell a Gulf Shores house? That’s an age-old question that many buyers and sellers have been seeking an answer to for years. As more and more people are thinking about wading back into the real estate market, both buyers and sellers, are again asking the question, when […]
Fall is a Great Time to Buy a Gulf Shores Home
Gulf Shores home sales are typically strong during the spring and summer, mainly because a lot families are trying to relocate between school years. But fall is a great time to buy a Gulf Shores home as vacations have wound down, and most potential home buyers want to be in their new home in time […]
Tight Lending Stunting Gulf Shores Home Sales and Employment
Tight lending standards are stunting Gulf Shores home sales and holding back job creation. This conclusion was reached by The National Association of Realtors in a survey they conducted with real estate agents. According to NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun, “Sensible lending standards would permit 500,000 to 700,000 additional home sales in the coming year.” […]
Is This Housing Recovery Real, or Another Blip?
Everyone’s trying to figure out whether the housing recovery we are seeing now is for real, or if it’s just another one of those blips on the radar like we saw in 2010. Robert Shiller, co-creator of the Case-Shiller index, discussed the state of the housing market recently on Fox Business News. Here’s what he […]
Gulf Shores Housing Recovery – Better Late Than Never
A Gulf Shores housing recovery is underway, along with most regions of the U.S. Gulf Shores Housing Recovery Details As the saying goes, “Better late than never?” U.S. News editor Simon Owens sits down with reporter Meg Handley to discuss the state of the housing market and whether we’re finally seeing a true nationwide housing […]
Buying a Gulf Shores House is a Smart Investment
Buying a Gulf Shores house is a smart investment these days, assuming you can get a loan. Granted, everyone has an opinion about the housing market cycle. Have we hit bottom? Are we already past the bottom and on the way up? Opinions about the housing cycle are like butts, everyone has one. Trying to […]
Why Gulf Shores Foreclosures Don’t Sell
Gulf Shores foreclosures can take a long time to sell, and depress other property values in the meantime. Ever wonder why that house on your street is just sitting there and making the neighborhood look run down? It’s not hard to spot these un-cared for homes with the peeling paint, overgrown lawns, and bushes that […]
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