Pending Gulf Shores home sales for January rose, as did all areas of the country. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index, pending sales increased 4.5 percent to 105.9 from December figures. The numbers are also 9.5 percent above January 2012. With home prices on the rise, The Federal Savings Bank […]
Gulf Shores Housing Turning a Corner?
Is Gulf Shores housing turning a corner on the road to recovery? Home buyers, as well as those thinking of selling their home, are still wondering if Gulf Shores housing really is recovering, or whether the market is just seeing a temporary bump that could still fall back in the short term. CNBC recently interviewed Tanya […]
Gulf Shores Housing Market Report December 2012
As we start a new year, national and regional trends for housing are very positive. Gulf Shores housing, as well as housing throughout the entire 48 contiguous states were up in December. Stick with us throughout 2013 for all the latest Gulf Shores housing news. If you have a comment or question about any of […]
Where Gulf Shores Home Prices Are Headed in 2013
Gulf Shores home prices are expected to rise a modest one to two percent in 2013 from the fourth quarter of 2012. Gains in some areas of Gulf Shores will be stronger than others, but overall, Gulf Shores home prices have finally turned the corner, and we see no reason to be fearful of further […]
Gulf Shores Housing: What’s the Real Story?
Answering the question, “What’s the real story behind U.S. housing?”, Economics Editor Michael McKee of “The Real Deal” looks at the real U.S. housing on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop.” While some areas are improving more than others, overall, most economic indicators point to a confirmed increase in the Gulf Shores housing market.
Gulf Shores Housing Revival – Is It Real?
There’s been a lot of news coming out over the past few months about the Gulf Shores housing revival, as well as the upward trends taking place nationally. But is the revival real, or are things like a reduced number of foreclosures and lower inventory of housing causing the numbers to be skewed? Ali Velshi […]
Gulf Shores Housing Could Also Tumble Off The Fiscal Cliff
Gulf Shores housing, trying to get back on its feet from one of the worse economic downturns since The Great Depression, could go over the “fiscal cliff” as well if Congress doesn’t come up with a solution before December 31st. If this so-called “fiscal cliff” does happen, we can all wave goodbye to short sales […]
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 […]
Some Housing Markets Worse Off Than 4 Years Ago
The Willis Report on Fox Business covers RealtyTrac’s Election 2012 Housing Health Check, which shows that 65 percent of counties nationwide have a housing market in 2012 that is worse off than it was in 2008 before the last presidential election. Anchor Gerri Willis talks to RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist about some of the […]
Gulf Shores Home Prices Increase
Gulf Shores home prices ended the second quarter with the first positive annual growth rates since the summer of 2010, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller indexes. Nick Timiraos has details… Before rising Gulf Shores home prices make it less affordable to own a home, talk to us and let us show you why it’s […]