CoreLogic, a premier provider of real estate and consumer related data, just released the latest info on U.S. housing markets from a default perspective. Another report from Freddie Mac adds to this, as well as an excellent summary by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Key… Read more

The big story in housing is actually two stories (which are related): Rising Listing Prices Shrinking Inventory Each month, The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) tracks assorted listing data in 146 markets nationwide. The two story trends noted above include:  More than 75 percent of… Read more

One of the definitions of the word phoenix is a renewal after a calamity, and that is so appropriate for the real estate markets and economy of Phoenix, Arizona. I had the opportunity to again make the annual journey and speak in Phoenix this week… Read more

Homevestors (We Buy Ugly Houses®) based on analyses completed by Local Market Monitor ranked cities selecting the top markets to invest in rental housing.   They report current median home prices, forecast 2015 median home values, projected annual rent in 2015, and the premium of return… Read more

Home affordability is a function of the cost of the home, monthly payments (mortgage payment, taxes and insurance), and the level of income at that locale.  The National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo compiled a list of the 10 Cities With the Most… Read more

The new home sales numbers look like the profile of a double black diamond ski run, with moguls at the bottom of the hill.  Good news is that we have finally run out hill, so to speak, and are just now starting to head up… Read more

Realtor.com, which has more than 4.2 million active residential listings, each month tallies the top 10 metros for the largest increase in median listing price.  Changes in asking prices are typically correlated with changing market conditions, and once again these indicate a recovering housing market…. Read more

As I had written earlier this year, the U.S. housing market is finally turning the corner—and that is amplified in the release of April existing housing sales and prices from the National Association of Realtors®.  [As always, I invoke the “There Is No Such Thing… Read more

There are positive signs spanning the spectrum indicating a turning real estate market despite some weak spots across the country.  Just a few days ago,  USA Today reported that the number of existing homes for sales had dropped 22 percent from a year ago and… Read more

Despite increased energy costs, the second home market—like the primary dwelling market—continues to heal albeit in a new mode not seen in the days of cheaper gasoline. A recent series of articles on second homes shows a new approach to second homes coupled with rising… Read more