In our Gulf Shores Real Estate News for January 2014: 2014: Year of the Repeat Gulf Shores Homebuyer 2014 Mortgage Fee Hike Postponed New Year Starts With Disappointing Numbers 2014: Year of the Repeat Gulf Shores Homebuyer As prices continue rising in the new year—albeit at a slower pace—investors will begin to ease back from […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – June 2013
In this Issue for June 2013: No, NOT Another Housing Bubble Protect Yourself Against Moving Scams Home Sales Up Despite Slim Inventories No, NOT Another Housing Bubble All the news of late has been talking about another housing bubble, including our report here last month. The double-digit home price increases and the return of […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – March 2013
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 – February 2013
In this Issue:* 2012 Home Sales – Best in 5 Years Locking In Interest Rates – Best Policies to Follow Keep Your House Free of the Flu Bug 2012 Home Sales – Best in 5 Years The National Association of Realtors reports that December sales of previously owned homes came in just slightly below […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – November 2012
In this Issue:* Hurricane Impact Could Exceed $20 Billion Pending Home Sales Up in September August Home Prices at 2-Year High Hurricane Impact Could Exceed $20 Billion Hurricane Sandy swept through 12 U.S. states, causing floods and fires, and an estimated $10 billion to $20 billion in potential losses according to estimates from research […]
Rise in Home Sales Signals Strengthening Market
The long-awaited housing recovery is beginning to blossom, according to industry experts taking a look at recent existing-home sales. Paul Dales, chief economist at Capital Economics, says “it is clear that a housing recovery is now well underway.” Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), concurs with Dales’ assessment, saying “The […]
Some Good Economic News for a Change
Most of the good news relates to the overall economy, but there are glimmers for housing too. The Commerce Department recently reported that new home sales rose 5.7% in September to a 313,000-unit annual pace. This is up from 296,000 in August, and larger than the 300,000-unit number that many economists projected. Data through August […]
Real Estate: New Home Sales Update
New home sales in June fell by 1.0% from May, to a rate of 312,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are up 1.6%. While the rebound is more than welcome, it is still a very dismal rate of new home sales. Also, there was a downward revision to the May numbers of 4,000 to […]
Real Estate News – August 2011
In this Issue:* Home Loan Comparisons: The Basics Pending Home Sales Rise Unexpectedly 3 Ways to Get More From Your Plastic (Your comments are welcome at the bottom of our newsletter) Home Loan Comparisons: The Basics Some first time home buyers as well as experienced home buyers sometimes have a difficult time searching for and […]
Pending Home Sales Down – Foreclosures & Delinquences Drop
Pending home sales fell substantially in April with unusual weather and continued economic softness hindering a recovery in the housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors. The trade association, which has more than 1.2 million members, said its pending home sales index, which is based on contracts signed, decreased 11.6% to 81.9 for […]
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