The sale of your home can depend on the local housing market or the national housing market. Check here for more information and updates about the state of the housing market, and advice on how to buy or sell in any kind of market.
Real Estate Market Conditions: Favorable To Home Owners
Real estate market conditions used to be favorable to home owners. Home values were high and interest rates low, making real estate market conditions favorable to home owners. Now, home owners may feel glum about the real estate market conditions but they should improve after the presidential election. Real estate market conditions include interest rates and home values.
New Home Construction Declines
More bleak housing data. The number of building permits issued fell 5.8 percent from February to March, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deve...
Learn To Love Your Home Until Market Outlook Improves
If you're unhappy with your current home consider the housing market outlook. It may be a while before the housing market outlook becomes positive so learn to love your current home.
People Continue To Buy Second Homes
It seems like every month we hear more news of how the real estate market keeps deteriorating. Developers build fewer homes. Home buyers refrain from ...
When To Sell Property In A Down Market
Is it a good idea to try to sell in a down market? Even in bad markets, there are properties that sell. The right time to sell is when there is sufficient activity in the area, or if you're willing to meet the price of the few buyers who are out there.
OCC Throws Its Hat In The Ring
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Construction, Condo Sales Continue To Drop
Construction spending in January 2008 fell 1.7 percent from December 2007 and dropped 3.3 percent from one year earlier, to $1,121.5 billion, accordin...
The Latest on Housing in the U.S.
"Let me be clear: I oppose any bailout," said U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson this morning before the National Association of Business Economist...
Foreclosures On Rise And Mortgage Lenders’ Solution
In early 2008 foreclosures were increasing which furthered the housing market slowdown, but what are solutions that mortgage lenders are coming up with? Foreclosures are forcing private mortgage lenders to pay out millions of dollars. Mortgage lenders are trying to help homeowners who are currently or about to face foreclosure.
Dark Days Of Housing Are Upon Us
Ever seen one of those big, dark storm clouds over the horizon? It's gray and ominous. That's how the housing news seems lately. The U.S. Departments...