by The KCM Crew on February 25, 2013 · 0 comments One of the most interesting revelations of the latest National Association of Realtors (NAR) Existing Home Sales Report is the shortage of housing inventory being reported throughout much of the country. At the same time, buyer demand is dramatically up over last year.  Here are some [...]

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, February 25, 2013 The housing market is “on a sustained growth path,” according to the latest economic outlook by Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group. “One of the key developments for the housing market last year was the general consensus that home prices, on a national basis, bottomed [...]

Date:February 13, 2013 | Category:Tips & Advice | Author:BobVila.com By Joanne Cleaver Of all the misfired home improvements that Daniel Fries has observed in his 30 years as a home appraiser, aquariums top his list of 2012 loss leaders — home improvements that offered little to no return on investment. “It’s not a prudent investment,” [...]

“Single Family Home Sales & Prices Rise in Fourth Quarter” Warwick, RI, January 23, 2013…Despite a quarter hampered by Hurricane Sandy, Rhode Island single family home sales soared and prices rose in the fourth quarter of last year according to statistics released today by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors (RIAR). Sales activity increased by [...]

Media Contact: Walter Molony / 202-383-1177 / Email WASHINGTON (January 22, 2013) – Existing-home sales eased in December but are well above a year ago, while limited inventory maintained the upward momentum in home prices, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total sales in 2012 were the highest in five years, while the annual [...]

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 18, 2013 Household formation, which stagnated when recession kept many young Americans from leaving their parents’ home or forced others to return to them, is finally on the rise. The number of households increased 1.1 million in 2011 and nearly 1.2 million last year, underpinned by gradual labor [...]

Warwick, RI, December 27, 2012…Single family home sales rose 43 percent last month from the year prior and median price showed signs of continued stabilization according to data from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The median price of $195,000 rose one percent from November 2011. The supply of homes for sale fell 21 percent [...]

By Nick Timiraos Associated Press President Barack Obama President Barack Obama waded into the issue Monday of whether or not the mortgage-interest deduction should be on the table during negotiations to avoid a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that would take effect in the beginning of January. Mr. Obama held to his [...]

By Scott Van Voorhis | Bankrate.com – 12 hours ago Want to sell your home this winter? Turn up the heat, grab a snow shovel and get to work. Given the cold, dark and unpredictable weather, selling a home in winter requires more toil — from shoveling to holiday decorating — than it takes to sell in [...]