The developing trend in new house building is bigger homes. You might mistakenly assume that as the population grows older, seniors would be downsizing. You might also assume that the first time buyers market is demanding smaller homes. But that doesn’t appear to be the case for either according to the National Association of Home
Atlanta Area Market Trends Report
The housing market in the Atlanta area this past May has over 5,500 properties that are in default, auction, bank owned status, or some state of foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac, Inc., a California-based online data tracking service. The number of homes for sale on RealtyTrac is 4,181, with foreclosures increasing 2 percent in May over last month’s figures. The numbers indicate, however, a steep decline from the same time last year, of 53 percent versus May 2012.
A Top Five “Just Listed” in the US
Here are five properties “just listed” from some of America’s leading real estate brokers. The properties are presented randomly and across the spectrum of price and location. RealtyBizNews offers these listings as an industry service, we are in no way affiliated with the companies mentioned.
Oregon Foreclosures Tell of Industry Volatility
This recession just will not go away. In foreclosure related news from Oregon, that state’s rate of filings just jumped off the scale, reaching a whopping 235% higher for April. With the rest of the country improving slightly in the same time frame, the Oregon numbers clearly show the volatility of the industry still.