Amid a continued shortage of available housing inventory, buyers are spending significant amounts of time searching for the right home. According to a new survey from the National Association of Home Builders, some 54 percent of active buyers say they’ve been searching for three months or longer to find their perfect home. The reasons that
Building permit delays set to push up new housing costs
Construction projects across the nation are facing delays due to local authorities inability to award building permits in a timely fashion, builders say.
Delays In Home Sales Expected In Hurricane-Hit Areas
Dozens of home sales throughout the east coast of the US have been put on a temporary hold, as a result of the devastation wreaked on the area by Hurricane Irene last week, which caused flooding and damage to properties across eleven states. According to John Walsh of Total Mortgages Services in Connecticut, the problem is that appraisers