Higher Limits for Conforming Home Loans
The federal government will increase the limits for loans qualifying as conforming home loans, effective January 1, 2017, reported Realtor Mag. Conforming loans are loans […]
The Fastest Selling Residential Real Estate Markets
Realtor.com released its inventory data for the month of October 2016, which showed the average number of days a property is on the market before being sold. The […]
Annual Home Sales in the Bay Area are Down, but Prices are Up in Q3 2016
The super-expensive San Francisco Bay Area housing market seems to have plateaued, according to a research report by Property Radar. Despite lower sales volumes, prices […]
“All-Cash” Deals Accounted for 31% of August Home Purchases
Corelogic released it Cash and Distressed Sales Update for the month of August 2016, which showed that 31% of all real estate buys were paid […]
Chinese Buying of Overseas Properties to Increase 130% from Last Year
Growing affluence, a weakening Yuan, a desire to own properties in a second country and an over-heated domestic real estate market, are all fueling a […]
Highest & Lowest Annual OfficeRate Changes – JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle published its Q3 Annual Rental Growth Office Index, showing varying rental growth rates for locations globally. Stockholm, Sweden led the pack with […]
Fears of Rising Rates, Drive Mortgage Applications Up by 5.5%
Weekly mortgage applications rose 5.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, as homebuyers rushed to lock-in rates, which spiked after the U.S. presidential election, reported CNBC. Buyers […]
CBRE Global Investors Buys $1.5 Billion Stake in W. Coast Retail Portfolio
CBRE Global Investors, an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc., acquired a 45% stake in a $1.5 billion retail portfolio from San Francisco-based Merlone Geier […]
More Office Building Owners are Converting their Properties to Warehouses
The rise of e-commerce is driving demand for warehouses and industrial space, prompting some owners of commercial office buildings to convert their properties to ones of an […]
Almost 1 Million New Homes Needed to Ease Housing Crunch in 10 Metro Areas
Realtor.com’s chief economist, Jonathan Smoke, explains that job growth has dramatically increased demand for housing in several metro areas, while supply has been stifled by […]