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Asking prices rose yet again in the Trulia Price Monitor in March, but asking rents continued to slow. Asking home prices outpaced asking rents yet again in Trulia’s latest Price Monitor and Rent Monitor, which studied all the for-sale
There are myths involving the housing recovery that, as journalists and analysts have shown, are downright incorrect. A funny thing has happened the last couple of months – some people have become uncomfortable with the housing recovery. Maybe it’s
Overall, the Houston area fared better in 2012 than it did in 2011 with an increase of 3.01 percent in the number of listings and an increase of 7.36 percent in sales volume. The most notable improvement occurred in
Home prices continued to pick up more steam in the CoreLogic HPI, rising to their highest mark in nearly seven years in February. Home prices nationwide rose a sterling 10.2 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest CoreLogic
The spring homebuying season is traditionally the most active time of the year for real estate agents, and these three trends will define 2013’s season. The spring season has officially begun, which can only mean one thing for real
Though the housing market is recovering, first-time homebuyers have thus far been an absent component of that recovery; when will they return? The housing market may be showing its best signs of life in years, but one essential component
Residential construction went through a rough patch after 2006, but new Census Bureau data shows the market roaring back to life. Residential construction had a strong month of activity in February, with spending on projects in February rising to
Housing inventory shortages have been an epic problem in some housing markets, but what neighborhoods in Houston are plagued by low inventory? Housing inventory in March was nearly 20 percent lower than a year ago, and though that’s the
What MLB baseball teams are surrounded by the most valuable real estate? And do their winning percentages influence the local real estate markets? It’s opening day for Major League Baseball, and Trulia, as it seems to do with just
What’s the average cancellation rate among Houston agents? And does this rate differ for the top-producing, top 50 agents? For the top 50 agents, the average cancellation rate is 17.42 percent, assuming there are no relists. For all other
The turnaround in home prices has been one of the major narratives of the housing recovery, but could it be a curse disguised as a blessing? By most measures, U.S. home prices fell by more than a third from
Shadow inventory is down an impressive 28 percent from its 2010 peak, but do its effect still languish in certain markets? CoreLogic’s latest report on shadow inventory in the U.S., which surveyed the nation’s inventory of seriously delinquent, REO
According to new research from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, homeownership among Hispanics is surging. Hispanics have been garnering increasing attention in recent months for their growing importance to the U.S. housing market, and a new
The nation’s shrinking housing inventory has begun affecting pending home sales, the National Association of Realtors has reported. Pending home sales stalled a bit in February, as the nation’s shrinking housing inventory offered homebuyers fewer and fewer choices. The
Though the sales of new single-family home sales faltered a bit month-to-month, they retained their strong yearly gains. After posting its strongest numbers in more than four years in January, sales of new single-family home sales faltered a bit in
The spring homebuying season is an integral time for real estate, and Freddie Mac is predicting 2013’s will be good news all around. The last couple months, there have been repeated signs of a housing recovery. From rising home