For most of the past several years, Americans considered the housing market more favorable to buyers than sellers. Even as home prices began to rise from their post-crash bottom, mortgage rates remained near all-time lows and offered buyers in most market
Jun 13, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Housing Shortage
It shouldn't come as any surprise that American homes are generally getting bigger and adding more rooms. After all, who wouldn't choose to have an extra bedroom or some additional storage space? Still, a look at the numbers, shows just how much o
Jun 07, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Housing Shortage New Home Buyer
If you're thinking of buying a home and are spending all of your time dreaming of the type of kitchen you want or how big you'd like your master suite to be, there may be a thing or two to add to your wish list before you start your search. For ex
Jun 06, 2017 | Housing Outlook New Home Buyer
The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index is a good indication of where home sales will be a month or two down the road. That's because, it measures the number of signed contracts that occurred during the month, rather than th
Jun 05, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Mortgage Rates New Home Buyer
Widely seen as the leading measure of U.S. home prices, the S&P Dow Jones Indices is a monthly look at home values that has been conducted for more than 27 years. According to the most recent release, national home prices are up 5.8 percent over last
May 31, 2017 | housing market Housing Shortage Housing Outlook
It isn't just the home's buyer who has to settle up at the end of the closing process, sellers have costs too. In fact, according to one recent estimate, the average seller spends $15,000 before they hand over the keys to their home's new owne
May 30, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Housing Shortage Mortgage Rates New Home Buyer