Housing Market Updates

Real Estate Is Still Considered the Best Long-Term Investment

Real Estate Is Still Considered the Best Long-Term Investment

Real Estate Is Still Considered the Best Long-Term Investment   With all the headlines circulating about home prices and rising mortgage rates, you may wonder if it still makes sense to invest in homeownership right now. A recent poll from Gallup shows the answer is yes. In fact, real estate was voted the best long-term investment for the 11th consecutive year, consistently beating other investment...

Oops! Home Prices Didn't Crash After All

Oops! Home Prices Didn’t Crash After All

Oops! Home Prices Didn’t Crash After All   During the fourth quarter of last year, many housing experts predicted home prices were going to crash this year. Here are a few of those forecasts: Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of Business: “I expect housing prices fall 10% to 15%, and the housing prices are accelerating on the...

The Benefits of Selling Now, According to Experts

The Benefits of Selling Now, According to Experts

The Benefits of Selling Now, According to Experts   If you’re trying to decide if now’s the time to sell your house, here’s what you should know. The limited number of homes available right now gives you a big advantage. That’s because there are more buyers out there than there are homes for sale. And, with so few homes on the market, buyers will have fewer options, so you set yourself up to get...

Powerful Job Market Fuels Homebuyer Demand

Powerful Job Market Fuels Homebuyer Demand

Powerful Job Market Fuels Homebuyer Demand   The spring housing market has been surprisingly active this year. Even with affordability challenges and a limited number of homes for sale, buyer demand is strong, and getting stronger. One way we know there are interested buyers right now is because showing traffic is up. Data from the latest ShowingTime Showing Index, which is a measure of buyers...

What You Need To Know About Home Price News

What You Need To Know About Home Price News

What You Need To Know About Home Price News   The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its latest Existing Home Sales Report tomorrow. The information it contains on home prices may cause some confusion and could even generate some troubling headlines. This all stems from the fact that NAR will report the median sales price, while other home price indices report repeat sales...

The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us

The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us

The Worst Home Price Declines Are Behind Us   If you’re following the news today, you may feel a bit unsure about what’s happening with home prices and fear whether or not the worst is yet to come. That’s because today’s headlines are painting an unnecessarily negative picture. Contrary to those headlines, home prices aren’t in a freefall. The latest data tells a very...

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