In this Issue:* Pending Home Sales Rise 4.5% Home Buyers Wants Have Changed Bernanke: Housing Market Has Hit Bottom Pending Home Sales Rise 4.5% Pending home sales in January were up 4.5 percent month-over-month, and that was above expectations for a rise of 1.9 percent. Pending home sales were up 10.4 percent on a […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – June 2012
In this Issue:* Home Buyers May Find Themselves in a Seller’s Market Problems To Avoid When Buying a Home Welcome to Another Hurricane Season (Your comments are welcome at the bottom of our newsletter) Home Buyers May Find Themselves in a Seller’s Market Home buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines watching as the […]
Buyers Using the Web Have Higher Incomes
The 2011 National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers and found that home buyers who use the web in their home search differ in other behaviors and demographics than buyers who do not use the web and the findings may surprise you. It is no […]
Housing Market Bust is Changing Buyer Behavior
Twenty-seven percent of first-time buyers who purchased a home between July 2009 and June 2010 received a gift from family or friends to help with the down payment, according to the National Association of Realtors’ annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers survey, released at NAR’s annual conference recently in New Orleans. 9% of first-time […]
Selling Your Home Amidst Competition
Although some may think it is too difficult to compete against all the foreclosures and short sales on the market, it can be done – if sellers are smart and savvy. Below are five tips every home seller should know. Price Point is the Key: Every real estate professional out there will attest that the […]
Home Builder Confidence Up In October
According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for October, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose three points to 16. This was the first improvement registered by the HMI in five months, and returns the index to a level last seen in June of this […]