El Dorado Hills Short Sales: The Homeownership Rate continues to drop! Sacramento CA – Barron’s Magazine recently had an article titled "Renter Nation." In it, they detailed the various factors at work that will reduce the homeownership rate in America. Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale to avoid foreclosure by clicking here. The homeownership rate has already dropped from 69.2% to 66.9% today. Here is one of the factors Barron’s said would cause the homeownership rate to drop. Experts project that the average American Household will become younger over the next decade. Younger households are more likely to rent versus purchase a home. However, the article missed another big factor. So many people have ruined their credit and can't qualify for a mortgage. How many ... 03/02/2011

The Pace of U.S. Home Sales is Fastest in Two Years:  Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped 7.2 percent in July to mark the fastest sales pace in nearly two years in a strong sign that housing is pulling out of a three-year slump.  Sales in July rose for the fourth straight month to hit an annual rate of 5.24 million units, the highest rate since August 2007, the National Association of Realtors said, beating market expectations for a 5 million unit pace. Sales in June had been at a 4.89 million pace.  July's increase was the largest monthly gain since the series started in 1999. The last time sales rose for four consecutive months was in June 2004, the NAR said.  The Realtors group heralded the July sales as a turning point, while some observers offered a more cautious view.  "Th... 08/22/2009