DSNews Author: Brian Honea January 15, 2015 While housing recovery has generally been uneven for the last few years, the housing market experienced substantial growth in the fourth quarter of 2014 for all five indicators of Trulia’s Q4 2014 Housing Barometer, which was released on Thursday. Three of the five indicators – existing home sales, […]
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Freddie Mac Predicts Biggest Year for Home Sales Since ’07
DSNews Author: Brian Honea December 16, 2014 Freddie Mac predicted that 2015 will see the highest level of home sales in the U.S. since 2007 in its December 2014 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook released on Tuesday. In the report, Freddie Mac looked back at five key consensus predictions for 2014, […]
Friday Funny – Man refuses to buy house unless he gets seller’s cat
by MPA | Oct 31, 2014 An Australian couple found themselves in an awkward and tough predicament when a man bidding on their home refused to close on the deal unless he could also have their cat. According to Gawker, the potential home buyer’s child “fell in love” with Tiffany the cat while doing a walkthrough […]
Report: Housing Market Not Completely Back, But Getting Closer
DCNews BY: Scott Morgan, November 7, 2014 The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its Q3 Leading Markets Index (LMI) report Thursday, and the verdict is: National housing recovery is getting there, slowly but surely. For months, NAHB has been reporting that recovery in the national and in most metro markets is inching its way back to normal levels. The latest report […]
3 lessons learned from the mortgage rate drop
BY: Diana Olick of CNBC, November 5, 2014 Mortgage rates are back to the highest level in a month, and if news from the U.S. economy stays positive, they could edge ever higher. While the brief drop a few weeks ago, due to concerns over global economic growth, may already seem like a distant memory, we […]
Existing Home Sales Reach Highest Peak in 8 Months
DSNews BY: Tory Barringer July 22, 2014 Existing-home sales in June touched their highest level so far this year as the supply of available homes for sale continued to improve. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported a 2.6 percent month-over-month rise in existing-home sales last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.04 […]
