Inventory absorption and home prices are rising so fast that homebuyers -- particularly millennials -- are going over budget and turning to friends and relatives for down-payment help.
…in the sense that more houses are listed for sale in the Spring. But, there’s also a heck of a lot more buyers trying to buy those listings.
It’s reasonable to ask for roof and termite clearances and that the home’s primary systems work. It’s not reasonable to ask for upgrades, abatement or cosmetic changes.
ERRONEOUS ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE BUSINESS CAN CAUSE A TON OF CONFUSION FOR THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THE REAL ESTATE PROCESS WORKS.
AGENTS TEND TO ACHIEVE HIGHER SALES PRICES FOR PROPERTIES THAN COMPARABLE FSBO LISTINGS, ENOUGH TO OFFSET THEIR COMMISSION FEE, ACCORDING TO A RECENT ANALYSIS.
THROUGH JULY 2017, THE SOUTHERN NEVADA RESALE HOUSING MARKET CONTINUED TO TREND IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
Poor and incomplete presentation of a listing when selling is setting the stage for a home to be incorrectly perceived and potentially undervalued in the marketplace.
A real estate agent's job is to make sure everyone else involved in the transaction is doing their job.
RISING HOME PRICES ARE PUSHING MORE PEOPLE TO RENT THAT AT ANY TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS, ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT.
Sellers should keep the home in a ready-to-show state, which means toning down decor, cranking the air conditioning and turning up the lights.
Young Americans are delaying homeownership because they're burdened with student loan debt, waiting longer to get married and have kids
For first-time home buyers, the challenge of coming up with a 20% mortgage down payment is often difficult enough to keep
HOME PRICE DATA FOR APRIL SHOWS ANOTHER RECORD HIGH, THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF NEW PEAKS.
LENDERS ARE CONCERNED OVER GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND THEY ARE EASING THEIR CREDIT STANDARDS TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED SLOWDOWN IN MARKET DEMAND.
With an extreme shortage of housing inventory plaguing many markets across the country, many homeowner wannabes are locked in an epic struggle to purchase a home.
Frank, a smart and tech-savvy Denver homeowner, thought he’d skip the agent commission and sell his house himself.
Prices rose 1.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous three months, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said in a statement Wednesday
Buying a house can be both an exciting and simultaneously stressful experience. One reason the home buying process tends to be so stressful for many consumers
NATIONWIDE, US HOMEOWNERS COULD SPEND UP TO $15,190 IN HIDDEN COSTS WHEN SELLING THEIR HOME, ACCORDING TO A NEW ANALYSIS FROM ZILLOW AND LOCAL SERVICES MARKETPLACE
Deciding between a VA loan or a conventional loan may seem easy. No money down, no mortgage insurance, a better interest rate — a VA mortgage wins hands down, right?