Real Estate Marketing & Beyond

Buyer Beware When Working Directly With a Builder, Part 1

By Megan Rutherford | November 8, 2013

Real Estate, US Real Estate

Last Month Saw Housing Starts Rise by 5.9%

By Allison Halliday | August 21, 2013

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.

International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

Average Canadian Home Prices 2% More Than a Year Ago

By Allison Halliday | March 16, 2012

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 […]

Real Estate Resource, US Real Estate

America’s Residential Building Codes and Production Standards... Unplugged

By Guest Author | February 9, 2012

While many Americans believe that homes in previous eras were better built than those constructed today, it is a misconception. There may be wonderful features in that early Victorian home, and it may have been well constructed, but the simple truth is that America’s homes today are the best built in history. Talk to your local fireman and he will tell you that the quality of newly built homes has almost put them out of business. Fires do not start and do not spread as quickly in a new home as they once did.

International, Real Estate, US Real Estate

UK Government To Revive Thatcher's 'Right to Buy' Scheme

By Allison Halliday | November 21, 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg are set to announce new measures to revive Margaret Thatcher's popular ‘Right to Buy’ scheme. This could enable up to 2 million social housing properties to be sold to their tenants at heavy discounts. The government wants to encourage current tenants to buy their […]

Home Builders/Developer's, Real Estate, US Real Estate

New Home Starts Increase in September, But Are Still at Half The Normal Levels

By Allison Halliday | October 20, 2011

Homes were built in September at their fastest pace in the last 17 months, according to a report in USA Today, but while this should help boost economic growth and create jobs it's still too early to say if it signals a recovery. Most of the homes built were apartment buildings. Single-family homes, which accounts […]

Confidence In Real Estate 2011

By Phil Butler | December 31, 2010

A report released last week by the National Association of Realtors suggests the housing market for 2011 may be a lot better than previously expected. Existing home sales are up again, and investment in new construction stock is up as well. With jobs and other variables stabilizing, it seems as if the overall outlook is very positive for 2011.

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