In this Issue:* Housing Inventory Shortage Causing Problems Buying a Home: Should You Take The Plunge? 5 Hidden Dangers In Your Home And How To Foil Them Housing Inventory Shortage Causing Problems The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell 0.4 percent to 104.8 in January, the third month-over-month decline […]
Housing Starts Jump in December
The U.S. Department of Commercer reports construction on new U.S. homes jumped in December to the highest rate in more than four years, with gains across the country, as well as in single-family homes and buildings. In the fresh data signaling a strengthening housing market, starts rose 12.1% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – December 2012
In this Issue:* Year End Tax Tips to Trim Your 2013 Taxes Housing in Midst of Recovery Home Prices at June 2004 Levels Year End Tax Tips to Trim Your 2013 Taxes Unless Congress intervenes, the Bush-era tax cuts expire when 2013 arrives. Also at risk if lawmakers don’t act before Dec. 31st are […]
Gulf Shores Real Estate News – July 2012
In this Issue:* Pending Home Sales Up 13.3 Percent Reverse Mortgage = Foreclosure Risk A Turn in Housing: Are These Signs Real? Pending Home Sales Up 13.3 Percent Home contract signings rose for the 13th straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors, which reported pending home sales rising 13.3% over May 2011 […]
Tide Turns for Housing
Jim Cramer of “TheStreet.com” explains why he thinks housing is finally making a turn for the better… Do you think housing is finally starting to make a turn for the better? We’d love to hear your comments. Click the comment link below and sound off.
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 […]
Rental Homes – U.S. Housing Fix
The REO (Real Estate Owned) to Rental Industry is about to explode with an onslought of reposessed homes turning into rental property. Here’s the story from CNBC News… Questions or comments about this video, or any story on our site? Just use the comment link below to contact us.
What’s Up With the Housing Market?
Home prices have slid more in the past 5 years than during the great depression, so what’s up now for home prices going forward? Rich DeSalvo has these thoughts on a Fox News interview… Questions or comments about this interview? Post your comment or question by clicking the “comment” link below…
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 Prices Up – Inventory Down
The housing market, which has struggled with an oversupply of homes for years, faces a new problem now: a lack of attractive inventory. There were more than 2.19 million homes listed for sale at the end of September, down 20% from a year earlier, according to a new report from Realtor.com. That is the lowest […]
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