Tabloid magazines like to reassure us that celebrities are just like us — they go grocery shopping, take their dogs for a stroll around the neighborhood, even pump their own gas.
These days, that can also hold true when it comes to the plummeting real estate market. Several celebrities have dealt with foreclosure issues on their [...]
Texas property markets will continue to outpace the nation, but things are likely to cool a bit through next year.
“The Texas housing markets are going to be spotty,” said Dr. James Gaines, a research economist with Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center.
Some residential markets “will be doing very well and some will be doing poorly,” [...]
Apartment rents in the western United States are barely climbing – good news for renters but actually a sign of a weakening economy, according to a new report released Thursday.
The good news for renters is that while homeowners have watched the value of their houses drop, and subprime loan holders have seen their mortgages double, [...]
Construction of new homes in the United States saw a surprise rebound in June, rising 9.1 per cent to an annualized pace of 1.066 million units, the Commerce Department reported.
The figure was well above the Wall Street estimate of 960,000 units and a positive sign for the ailing real estate market.
Despite the monthly rise, the [...]
A total of 921 single-family homes were sold last month in San Joaquin,CA, up from 859 in May, according to figures from the latest Coldwell Banker Grupe-TrendGraphix monthly sales report, based on Multiple Listing Service data.
That is the highest monthly tally of closed escrow sales in the county back through January 2002, the oldest data [...]
Sprouting up like weeds across the country, foreclosures show no signs of abating but offer buyers the chance to purchase homes at affordable prices. Banks are selling their foreclosed properties at auction at tremendous discounts to avoid losing more money on these loans.
Hudson & Marshall, America’s leading foreclosure auction firm, will auction over 200 bank-owned [...]
The 2nd Quarter Prudential Douglas Elliman Long Island/Queens Market Overview shows the housing market in stable condition with slight increases in the price indicators, a modest decline in the number of sales and a slow down in the rise of inventory.
“The Queens and Long Island market is showing stability this quarter,” said Dottie Herman, President [...]
A down housing market calls on real estate agents to change their tactics, according to Dr. Chris Pullig, Director of the Keller Center for Residential Real Estate Sales & Marketing at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. His recent study of lead conversion rates revealed that varying market conditions call for different approaches [...]
As the real estate crisis expands and deflates more housing markets across the nation, the Housing Predictor Worst 25 Market Forecasts are seeing growing deflation. The worst 25 market forecasts are issued at the beginning of each year, and have just been updated.
The ailing national economy, to an enormous extent was caused by the housing [...]
In this soft market, there are still some developers forging ahead and creating new ownership opportunities as others have decided to close up shop and wait for calmer waters. Tennessee Land & Lakes is taking a pro-active approach, announcing the Grand Opening of Grande Harbour, a new community within Grande Vista Bay, on the shores [...]