The 2011 National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers and found that home buyers who use the web in their home search differ in other behaviors and demographics than buyers who do not use the web and the findings may surprise you. It is no [...]
According to economists responding to the latest National Association of Business Economics survey, which managed to find some bright spots concerning next year's economic outlook, housing starts are expected to increase 10% in 2012. Economists surveyed expect housing starts to reach 600,000 units in 2011, just slightly above the 2010 total. The nation's gross domestic [...]
Since the U.S. Census Bureau began keeping track of domestic relocation levels in 1947, America has not seen a level of relocation as low as it is now. Northeasterners relocate the least, citing high relocation costs as the likely reason, while relocations are the highest in the west. Despite low levels, the reasons migration is [...]
The number of foreclosures climbed in October, as mortgage lenders started to work through the paperwork problems that had delayed new filings for much of the last year. Foreclosure filings were reported on 230,678 properties nationwide in October, a 7% increase from September, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed properties. Despite the increase, [...]
Most of the good news relates to the overall economy, but there are glimmers for housing too. The Commerce Department recently reported that new home sales rose 5.7% in September to a 313,000-unit annual pace. This is up from 296,000 in August, and larger than the 300,000-unit number that many economists projected. Data through August [...]
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Baby boomers looking to move during their retirement are searching for cheaper, smaller homes with easy access to medical care. According to a recent poll carried out by The Associated Press in conjunction with LifeGoesStrong.com, 1000 adults born between the years 1946 and 1964 were questioned, and the survey showed that those who earned over [...]
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