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JONATHAN SMOKEChief EconomistRealtor.comThe U.S. has been celebrating a strong recovery in the housing market and solid growth in sales for the last two years. One area of disappointment has been the depressed level of first-time buyer activity. Since more than 60 percent of first-time buyers are...
11/30/2016
Market Summary: By Michael Orr, Founder and Owner, Cromford® Report The market in 2016 has behaved very predictably following all the usual seasonal trends and largely mirroring the market of 2015. However, 2015 lost some momentum in August and we are seeing no evidence of any similar weakness in...
11/16/2016
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Once a popular option for desirable communities where developable land was scarce, teardowns became a thing of the past when the market crashed and homes were suddenly both cheap and plentiful – until now.The National Association of Home Builders estimates that approximately 7.7 percent of single...
11/02/2016