Money Is Main Motivator When Deciding To Buy When surveyed, Americans who currently don't own a home consistently say they'd like to buy one someday. For example, the National Association of Realtors' Housing Opportunities and Market Experience survey...
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How To Get Some Perspective On Housing Health There are a lot of factors that play a role in the health of the housing market. For example, in order to have an accurate view of where the market is, you have to have an idea about where mortgage rates a...
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Experts Say Number Of Homeowners Set To Rise A recent survey asked 100 real estate economists and experts for their housing market predictions. And though they had varied views on topics like mortgage rates, home values, and who will be most active in...
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Millennials Say Buying A Home Is A Top Priority Millennials are now at, or quickly approaching, the age when the average American buys their first home. And though attitudes can shift from one generation to the next, when it comes to buying a home,...
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Online Tools Gain Popularity With House Hunters The internet and smartphones have changed the way we do things. Everything from how we buy groceries to how we listen to music has been affected by technological advances. So it should come as no surpris...
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Taking The Long View Of The Housing Market When you're in the middle of something, it can be hard to see things clearly. Only after you've gained some perspective and had time to reflect do things become clearer. Hindsight, after all, is 20/20. This i...
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Softening Market May Be Opportunity For Buyers The housing market has been hot for a while. As the number of buyers outpaced the number of houses for sale, competition and prices rose. But just as competition helps push prices higher, higher prices he...
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Homes Stayed On The Market Longer In November The real estate market is typically slower in the fall and winter. So, it's not that surprising to see homes for sale are staying on the market longer than they were a few months ago. But according to the ...
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Young Adults Saving Early For Homeownership First-time home buyers are important to the health of the housing market, since they typically account for around 40 percent of the homes sold. And though that number has fallen in recent years, a stronger e...
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Mortgage Rate Increase Doesn't Slow Demand According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were up across all loan categories last week, including 30-year fixed-rate loans with both conforming and jum...
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