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Home Prices Grow Twice as Fast as Incomes

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, May 01, 2017 Strong buyer demand this spring is pushing home prices up at double the rate of increase in income growth, The Wall Street Journal reports. The median price of an existing home … Continue reading →

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Home Sales Zoom to Highest Pace in Decade

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 21, 2017 This spring’s housing mantra: Going, going, gone! “Severe” housing shortages are prompting existing homes to sell significantly faster this year, propelling home sales to the highest pace in more than a … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Leap 5.5% in February

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2017) — Pending home sales rebounded sharply in February to their highest level in nearly a year and second-highest level in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions saw a notable … Continue reading →

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How Will Housing Fare Over the Next Decade?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, March 06, 2017 Your 10-year outlook: Expect business to get busier, but be ready for some major demographic shifts in housing. Housing demand over the next decade will be significantly higher than it is … Continue reading →

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Swift Gains in Fourth Quarter Push Home Prices to Peak Levels in Majority of Metro Areas

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2017) — The best quarterly sales pace of the year pushed available housing supply to record lows and caused price appreciation to slightly speed up in the final three months of 2016, according to the latest quarterly … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Bounce Back in December

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Debbie Prosser

WASHINGTON (January 30, 2017) — Pending home sales picked up in December as solid increases in the South and West offset weakening activity in the Northeast and Midwest, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* … Continue reading →

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First-Time Buyers Behind Latest Housing Gains

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Erin Johnston

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, October 20, 2016 Existing-home sales rebounded in September as first-time home buyers flooded the market. Sales to first-time home buyers topped a 34 percent share in September, the highest in more than four years, … Continue reading →

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4 Reasons to Buy a Home Now

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Erin Johnston

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, October 03, 2016 The fall may be notorious for a slowdown in the housing market. But for home buyers that shouldn’t mean they should go to an early hibernation. For home shoppers, the fall … Continue reading →

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Sales Contracts Surge to Highest Rate in 10 Years

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Erin Johnston

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Pending home sales were up in most areas of the country in July, reaching the second highest reading in more than a decade, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ Pending … Continue reading →

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