by Michael Olear | Oct 31, 2015 | real estate value, Sales Statistics, Sellers
The?National Association of Realtors??just?released?the results of their latest?Pending Home Sales Index, which showed a small 1.4 percent decline in signed contracts in August. Pending sales remain strong year-over-year as they were 6.1 percent higher than August ?14...
by Michael Olear | Oct 28, 2015 | mortgage payment, National Trends, real estate value
CoreLogic?recently released their?2015 2nd?Quarter Equity Report?which revealed that 759,000 properties had regained equity in the last quarter. That means that 91 percent of all?mortgaged properties?(approximately 45.9 million) are now in a positive equity position....
by Michael Olear | Oct 26, 2015 | Sales Statistics
The?National Association of Realtors??most recent Existing Home Sales?Report?revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in five of the six price ranges they measure. Only those homes priced under $100,000 showed a decline (-7.7 percent). The...
by Michael Olear | Oct 24, 2015 | National Trends, Sales Statistics, sell my house, Sellers
If you are debating listing your house for sale this year or even early next year, here is the No. 1 reason not to wait. Buyer Demand Continues to Outpace the Supply of Homes For Sale According to the?National Association of REALTORS? (NAR) Foot Traffic?report, there...
by Michael Olear | Oct 21, 2015 | Buyers, Investment, Retirement, Sellers, Seniors
A recent study by?Edelman Berland?revealed that of homeowners who are contemplating selling their house in the near future 33 percent plan to scale down. Let?s look at a few reasons why that would make sense to many Americans. In a recent?blog post, Dave Ramsey, the...
