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Zillow: New construction to lag behind demand until 2022
While home values have recovered since the Great Recession and, in many cases, surpassed their pre-recession peaks, single-family home construction activity has continued to languish. The rate of new housing starts will likely remain below historic averages until 2022 or later, according to a panel of economists and real estate experts. The for-sale market has
Builders are increasingly cutting prices on new homes
Home shoppers may be able to find a better deal on a new construction home than they could a year ago. A new Zillow analysis has found that price cuts were more common in the fourth quarter of 2018 than in the first quarter. Across the country, 25.1 percent of new construction homes had a
Reasons Why Buyers Back Out of Deals
There are many reasons that buyers back out of a signed purchase agreement. Real estate contracts can be complicated. They can include many contingency clauses allowing both the buyer and seller to get out of the contract after it’s signed but before the deal closes. However, it’s the buyer that backs out of almost one
Buyer Beware When Working Directly With a Builder, Part 2
The following information is based on an interview with Garrett Kenny, CEO of Century 21 Feltrim Real Estate in Central Florida. More information can be found on their website at http://c21feltrim.com/ Builders come in all shapes and sizes. Each builder has their own unique attributes that make them successful, one builder may be known for
Last Month Saw Housing Starts Rise by 5.9%
Figures from the US Census Bureau and the HUD show that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of nationwide housing starts rose to 896,000 units in July. Multifamily construction increased compared to the previous month, while single-family construction declined slightly compared to June.
Average Canadian Home Prices 2% More Than a Year Ago
According to figures just released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the average selling price of Canadian real estate increased slightly in February compared to a year earlier. The average price of a home sold in Canada last month was $372,763, which is 2% more than February 2011. The number of real estate sales