It’s well know that today’s inventory-lite market has created ideal conditions for sellers to get the best possible deal on their properties, but they should not become
Study shows link between Airbnb and rising home prices
October 26, 2017 by
Home sharing website Airbnb has a direct impact on home prices and rental rates, according to an unpublished research paper seen by the Wall Street Journal.
Some U.S. homeowners will soon be running on battery power alone
October 24, 2017 by
Some municipalities are in the midst of revamping their electrical grids, and one idea is to use batteries to make them more efficient.
Demand for vintage ‘kit homes’ means big profits for sellers
September 27, 2017 by
Almost a century ago there was a trend for so-called “kit homes” which could be purchased through catalogs – you remember those old things, right?
Millennials delaying first home purchase by 7 years due to student debts
September 19, 2017 by
The burden of student debt means that young adults are being forced to delay their first home purchase by an average of seven years
Houston real estate bounces back after Hurricane Harvey flooding
September 15, 2017 by
The catastrophic flooding that came after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston,Texas hasn’t deterred buyers from snapping up real estate in the city.
U.S. is now home to 1,280 “$1 million neighborhoods”, Zillow says
August 18, 2017 by
The number of $1 million neighborhoods in the U.S. is growing fast. In the last three years, exactly 346 neighborhoods grew to meet Zillow’s definition of the term, which stipulates that at least ten percent of its homes are worth seven figures or more. Zillow analyzed residential ZIP codes across the country, looking for places […]
Baby Boomers blamed for housing inventory shortage in new survey
August 14, 2017 by
The inventory of homes for sale has fallen to its lowest level in almost twenty years, and now a new survey from Realtor.com suggests is placing the blame for this on baby boomers and homeowners that just don’t want to sell.
Rural residents can’t afford to move to the city, study finds
August 7, 2017 by
Rural Americans are increasingly staying put. The finding was the highlight of a University of Chicago study that found the overall mobility of the U.S. population has fallen to its lowest level, and by almost half since its peak in 1985.
Trulia analysis reveals low inventory causes ‘hurried’ homebuying
July 31, 2017 by
Trulia has published the findings of its latest Inventory and Price Watch index, finding that falling inventory is strongly correlated with how long homes stay on the market.
