NAR: Proposed Steel & Lumber Tariffs to Make New Homes Even More Expensive
As if high home prices, rising interest rates, lower property tax deductions and a shortage of homes listed for sale are not enough, proposed tariffs […]
Residential Real Estate
New York City Home Sales Reach an All-Time High of $50 Billion in 2017
According to the Real Estate Board of New York’s 2017 Residential Sales Report, the overall consideration for all home sales completed in New York City in 2017 […]
Homesnap Raises $14 Million in New Funding
Homesnap, a real estate technology company that provides a mobile productivity app and marketing platform for real estate brokers, agents and clients, announced this week […]
The Safest Neighborhoods in America
Analytics firm NeighborhoodScout this week released its Top 100 Safest Cities list, which ranked metros with populations of 25,000 based on crime rates, taking into account both […]
Common Formulas and Ratios Used in Real Estate Investing
Real estate investors use a great number of formulas and ratios to determine the feasibility of investing in a particular property or project. Below is […]
Nearly a Quarter of All U.S. Home Sales Were Above Asking in 2017
Buyers paid more than the asking price in nearly one quarter (24 percent) of U.S. home sales in 2017, netting sellers an additional $7,000 each. Five years […]
San Jose CA Tops Zillow’s List of the Hottest Housing Markets for 2018
Zillow’s survey of the top 10 hottest housing markets of 2018 ranked San Jose, CA, Silicon Valley’s largest city, as the hottest housing market going into 2018. […]
Where it Make Sense to Rent vs. Buy and Vice Versa
USA Today conducted a new study to determine where in the U.S. it makes sense to rent vs. buy and vice versa. The study looked […]
Higher Home Prices & Rising Rates Add 11% to the Typical Mortgage Payment
Higher home prices and rising interest rates have resulted in an 11% increase in the amount of a typical monthly mortgage payment in 2017, according […]
U.S. Housing Stock is Worth $31.8 Trillion, Says Zillow
The value of the entire U.S. housing stock increased by 6.5 percent — or $2 trillion — in 2017, according to a report from Zillow. […]