Best time to move may depend on when owner bought their current home - the price of the move-up home may rise faster than the price of the home being sold. Read more.
03/28/2013
WASHINGTON – March 27, 2013 – February pending home sales flattened with limited buyer choices, but remained at the second highest level in nearly three years, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract sig
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03/27/2013
The S&P/Case-Shiller index found prices rose in all 20 metro areas it tracks from Jan. to Jan. In Miami, prices were up 10.8%; in Tampa, 8.9%. Read more.
03/26/2013
CoreLogic: Home equity is the biggest source of wealth, so if equity is increasing, that has a very large effect on household spending and consumer psychology. Read more.
03/25/2013
March 22, 2013 – Although waiting a few years to sell a home will likely mean a higher sales price, the cost of a bigger new home will increase as well, according to an analysis by Redfin. Financially, it makes more sense to capture today’s relatively low prices on the more expensive home.Additio
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03/22/2013
ORLANDO, Fla. – March 21, 2013 – Florida’s housing market reported more closed sales, rising median prices, increased pending sales, more new listings and a reduced inventory of homes for sale in February, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.“Each month brings more
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03/21/2013
SAN FRANCISCO – Mar 20, 2013 – Trulia’s Winter 2013 Rent vs. Buy Report looked at homes for sale and for rent on Trulia between Dec. 1, 2012, and Feb. 28, 2013, and compared the costs, factoring in transaction costs, taxes and opportunity costs. For homeownership costs, study authors assumed a
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03/20/2013
It's the second-fastest pace since June 2008, behind Dec.'s pace of 982,000. Apartment construction rose, and single-family starts also hit a 4 ½-year high. Read more.
03/19/2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – March 18, 2013 – Florida’s economic rebound hit a watershed moment in January when the state’s unemployment rate of 7.8 percent fell below the national unemployment rate for the first time in five years.Florida Realtors Industry Data Analysis (IDA) department has continuously
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03/18/2013
The banks don't necessarily own the loans; in many cases, they service loans for other entities. Bank of America tops the list followed by Wells Fargo. Read more.
03/15/2013
