In our Gulf Shores Real Estate News for September 2014: Gulf Shores Home Sales Outlook Stronger Economists are more optimistic about the outlook for Gulf Shores home sales over the next two years due to stronger job creation. The annual pace of existing home sales nationwide will likely rise to 5.25 million units in the […]
Gulf Shores Home Sales Poised to Surge
Gulf Shores home sales are beginning to look like the start of a perfect storm for real estate. A combination of frustrated buyers from a lack of inventory, and sellers starting to put their homes on the market may mean the spring selling season could poised for a surge… one for the record books. Typically, […]
Fed Seems OK With Declining Gulf Shores Home Sales
Declining Gulf Shores home sales doesn't seem to be worrying the Federal Reserve any these days. Fed Chair Janet Yellen indicated recently, the government is keen to continue its support of the economy via purchases of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities. However, the amount of which it invests is being gradually phased out. After the recent […]
Gulf Shores Home Sales Remain Strong For October
Traditionally, Gulf Shores home sales tend to slow down heading into fall and winter, but that doesn't seem to be the case this year. Instead of the usual seasonal slowdown, October data show the 2013 fall market moving at a fast pace, according to Errol Samuelson, president of Realtor.com. "Inventory has returned to last year's […]
Gulf Shores Home Sales Report Update
Cooler temperatures in October didn't really seem to affect Gulf Shores home sales, as the housing market continues to post positive metrics. There were signs of continued resilience in the Gulf Shores housing market last month. Most of the metrics tracked by HousingPulse were positive for October and the few negative metrics appear to be […]
Gulf Shores Homes Selling Faster Than One Year Ago
Gulf Shores homes are selling more quickly than they were a year ago. That, according to a recent report from Zillow. The article in Propertywire shows the median time Gulf Shores homes spent on the market in September was just eighty six days, a reduction of thirty days compared to the September of the previous […]
Gulf Shores Home Sales Skyrocket During August
Gulf Shores home sales in August reached their highest point in more than six years, but don't expect this upward trend to continue. That's the word from the National Association of Realtors, which reports sales of single-family homes, town homes and condominiums rose 1.7 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.48 […]
Gulf Shores Home Sales and Prices Rise in July
Gulf Shores home sales rose in July to their highest level in over three years, with year-over-year prices again showing double-digit gains. Rising interest rates as well as rising prices are expected to tamp down both prices and the number of Gulf Shores home sales in coming months, as homes get less affordable. The shortage […]
Existing Gulf Shores Home Sales Up
Existing Gulf Shores home sales climbed to a 3 and a half year high in April, and all indications are they will continue to climb in May and June. However, rising interest rates are the concern now. Along with Gulf Shores home sales, Gulf Shores home prices continued to climb with the S&P/Case-Shiller monthly home […]
March Pending Gulf Shores Home Sales Improve
Gulf Shores home sales in March continued to show signs of improvement, in spite of the tight housing supply that is plaguing the market. Home sales are somewhat stuck due to the limited number of homes available to buy, which is somewhere near 17 percent below year-ago levels. Some home owners are still hesitant to […]