Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 30th 2012

Home prices keep rising across the country as the lack of homes available for sale continues. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Factoring in commuting costs (via The New York Times) A recent study by the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology suggests that borrowers […]

Housing Inventory Shrinking Across Country [Infographic]

We’ve seen a tremendous decline in available homes for sale as of late pushing home prices up. Below is a map reflecting the change in housing inventory year over year with the San Diego real estate market with the 2nd largest decline of 40.7%. Was this useful? Share or leave a comment below!

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 16th 2012

Predictions: Home prices to rise 15% in 3 years, less foreclosures hitting the auction block, the hassles of appraisals and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: New short-sale program offers relief for underwater homeowners (via Los Angeles Times) One of the federal government’s most-important financial relief efforts for underwater homeowners started operating […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 9th 2012

Poor service among reported among lenders, staggering 81% rise in home prices and much more. Here are the latest real estate headlines you may have missed: Potential borrowers eager to find lenders with superior service (via Los Angeles Times) A poll by Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group found that more than a third of potential borrowers would be […]

Where Are House Prices Headed? (Expanded)

Below is a blog post by the KCM Crew at Keeping Current Matters in which they look at the projections made by several groups and economists of where they believe home prices will be by the end of 2013: We are often asked where we think home prices are headed over the next year. Recently, several […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 2nd 2012

Principal mortgage reductions, home prices, first time buyers, going green paying off, foreclosures drop & much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Principal relief for stressed homeowners (via San Francisco Chronicle) A limited number of underwater homeowners in California will soon be able to get principal reductions of up to […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending October 19th 2012

This week in real estate: Home prices rise while number of homes sold falls, real estate investors find favor in flipping houses & the housing recovery moving faster than expected. Here are the headlines in real estate you may have missed this week: California home prices rise in September; sales fall (via Mercury News) A continued shortage […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 28th 2012

FHA Financing for condos, help to refinance, a return to peak for home prices, California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: FHA eases burdensome condo financing rules (via Los Angeles Times) The biggest source of funding for low-down-payment condo mortgages, the Federal Housing Administration, has […]

Buying and Selling Walkability [Infographic]

Finding the value in your a home’s walk score both for the buyer and seller. Was this useful? Share or leave a comment below!

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 7th 2012

Biggest home price jump in 6 years, serial refinancing and much more from this weeks real estate headlines you may have missed: When an adjustable-rate mortgage makes sense (via CNNMoney) When the housing market began declining, many people claimed that adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were the cause.  However, recently they’ve been making a comeback, especially among affluent […]