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Trulia’s “Housing Barometer” Heralds Good News

The market continues its ascent to a full recovery, but one thing in particular is standing it its way, according to Trulia’s latest Housing Barometer. #85739476 / gettyimages.com For more than two years now, Trulia has charted the recovery

Don’t Believe the Hype – Baby Boomers Ain’t Downsizing Yet

We keep anticipating a wave of downsizings from the nation’s Baby Boomers, but the data does not bare out such a shift. #182110608 / gettyimages.com Baby Boomers are the grand representatives of single-family suburban homes, and analysts and real estate

Reis: Houston-Area Rents Just Keep on Increasing

The rental markets have been on a steady rise since 2009, but did that continue into 2014’s second quarter? In a word, yes! #88900792 / gettyimages.com The rental market in the Houston area continued its ascent in 2014’s second quarter, according

Pulling Your Listings: A Boycott or a Movement? Pt. 1

Crye-Leike is only the latest brokerage to pull its listings from major syndication sites, begging the question: Is this the beginning of movement? There’s a certain dependence many in the real estate industry have placed on online listing services,

NAR Report: What Pending Home Sales Can Tell Us About the Market

Pending home sales increased for the month of May, but many first-time buyers are looking for more incentive to enter the market, according to NAR. #154455910 / gettyimages.com In May, pending home sales and inventory levels rose as mortgage rates

4 Key Housing Trends at 2014’s Halfway Point

We’re just about at the halfway point for 2014 – how has the housing market fared, thus far? #172290866 / gettyimages.com We’re now at the halfway mark for 2014, and unsurprisingly, the year has brought many new surprises and

“Coming Soon” Listings: A Blessing or a Curse?

Zillow’s move to include “Coming Soon” listings has led to an industry-wide conversation about the potential of the strategy. When someone wants something, there’s no better way to make him or her want it even more than by putting

5 Takeaways From the Latest New Home Sales Report

The Census Bureau came out with its latest report on new home sales this week; what were its main findings? #152392688 / gettyimages.com The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest findings on new construction housing this week with a

New Home Sizes in the U.S. Just Keep Growing and Growing and Growing

It’s no mystery that newly built single-family homes are pretty big nowadays, but the latest data still surprises. #173750263 / gettyimages.com The last couple of years, we’ve been steadily tracking the return of large new construction homes, but even we

NAR Report: Market Improving After “Lackluster” First-Quarter

New report finds national existing-home sales increasing for the second consecutive month. Carrying the momentum picked up in April, national existing-home sales continued rising strongly in May, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The total

Texas Home Prices Continue Ascent in Case-Shiller

April was another strong month for local home prices, according to the latest statistical wizardry of the Case-Shiller. #149906951 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Lone Star State posted another strong month of returns in April, according to the latest

Low Downpayments are Much More Common Than You Think

We’re conditioned to think that downpayments lower than 20 percent are in scant supply, but the data doesn’t bare that out. #96161922 / gettyimages.com It’s the peanut butter and jelly of today’s mortgage markets – not only do lending

Builder Confidence Regains its Footing in June

After a few months of fluctuations, it appears builder confidence has regained its, well, confidence! #103724088 / gettyimages.com Builder confidence for the single-family new construction home marketplace rose four points in June to reach a level of 49, according

The 7 Important Things to Know about Residential Construction

The Census Bureau’s new data on residential construction is out, but as always, we’re here to report on what lies between the lines. #482869355 / gettyimages.com Housing starts in the month of May reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate

NAR Report: What Do Job Growth and Construction Have in Common

A new report finds that construction is failing to meet the explosive level of job growth in many areas throughout the country; though, what that means is up for debate. #102853195 / gettyimages.com Earlier this month, the Department of

How Damaging, Really, Was 2013’s Mortgage Rate Increase?

Everyone knows that mortgage rates increased in a sudden, dramatic fashion in 2013, but how did that increase end up impacting housing? #98476417 / gettyimages.com It was the most dramatic story to hit housing since the downturn: on May

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