Gulf Shores real estate news trends seem to indicate an increasing number of Americans in search of the proverbial American Dream of home ownership may not be able to experience it. In a nutshell, they either can’t afford the prices of new homes or are unable to save money for a down payment. Recent statistical models […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News Outlook: Housing to Cost More?
Making the Gulf Shores real estate news outlook is the recent policy from the Trump administration that it had reversed one of the eleventh hour decisions made by the outgoing Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The reversal involved the reinstatement of a cut in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual insurance premium. The […]
Latest Gulf Shores Real Estate News: Fair Housing Gets Fairer
The latest Gulf Shores real estate news recently included the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issuance of new regulatory guidelines to the Fair Housing Act. The new guidelines more closely quantify and qualify “those actions or policies by landlords, property managers, real estate agents or lenders that could be classified as discrimination” […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News May Affect Luxury Home Prices
The latest Gulf Shores real estate news indicates recent employment gains could improve the price recovery of luxury homes on the market. During the first quarter of 2016, unexpected stock market volatility caused a decrease in luxury home values. Prices were able to recover slightly during the second quarter with an increase of nearly 1%, […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News: What to Expect Moving Forward
Gulf Shores real estate news includes one recurring question: “Where are all the houses?” It’s a question real estate professionals, economists and prospective homebuyers have been asking for some time now. While home buying demand is high and home prices have been on the rise, the real estate market has still not completely recovered. In […]
Student Loan Debt Hurting Gulf Shores Home Buying
The Gulf Shores home buying experience continues to be an elusive one for many first-time purchasers for a variety of reasons. Student loan debt is among the biggest hurdles facing prospective buyers that ordinarily would be prime candidates to purchase homes. In addition, not only is student loan debt responsible for delaying first time home […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate – The Millennial Dilemma
The Gulf Shores real estate market, like most housing markets throughout the U.S., presents a challenge for that segment of the population commonly referred to as “Millennials.” Millennials are generally identified as men and women between the ages of 25-34. Let’s look at the ongoing dilemma many Millennials face in today’s complex real estate environment. […]
Baldwin County Residential Sales Up in July 2015
Baldwin County residential sales in July totaled 531 units, a level not experienced since 2005. Sales were 34.1 percent ahead of the same period a year ago, and this was about 19 percent above what was forecast for the month according to the Baldwin County Association of Realtors MLS. For comparison sake, Baldwin County’s best […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate On The Upswing
Gulf Shores real estate news is looking very positive for a change. Several housing price indexes were released that show things swinging upward in multiple categories. The Commerce Department and HUD reported new home sales rose 3.3 percent month-over-month in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 343,000, up from 332,000 in March. On […]