Buyer demand for residential homes continued to outpace supply in February. The Buyer Traffic Index rose to 64 while the Seller Traffic Index essentially stayed at 39 based on information in the February REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) Survey. In … [Read more...]
Even in Bad Times, Real Estate’s Impact is Big
Historically real estate has played an important role in the U.S. economy. One reason for the economy’s sluggish recovery has been problems in the mortgage finance sector that have constrained a traditional housing-led expansion. While real estate’s … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Irish Recovery
Europe is mired in economic recession. Ireland, however, is not. Ireland can also be said to no longer be part of PIGS, an acronym Goldman Sachs came up with to describe four countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) with what appeared to be … [Read more...]
The Market Pulse Survey: 9 Years in Retrospect (Part III)
Note: this is the third and final part of a three-part article on consumers’ views towards home buying and home ownership over a nine-year period. Access to credit, down payments, and job security all grew as concerns for consumers between 2003 and … [Read more...]
The Market Pulse Survey: 9 Years in Retrospect (Part II)
Note: this is the second part of a three-part article on consumers’ views towards home buying and home ownership over a nine-year period. The first part is here > With the dramatic swings in the housing market over the last decade, one would … [Read more...]
Latest Housing Affordability Index Release
Good news for home owners and home buyers alike. At the national level, housing affordability is still at a near-record level thanks to lower mortgage rates, in spite of higher home prices. What is affordability like in your market? Housing … [Read more...]
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