Still looking for a great bargain in a foreclosed home? Then look no further than the latest report from RealtyTrac, the leading online market place for foreclosed properties. RealtyTrac has more than 1.5 million default, auction and bank owned listings on their site. In compiling… Read more

As housing markets continue to recover, the story to be told is how quickly the supply of homes for sales is shrinking. And as inventory contracts, homes sell quicker and prices rise. That is exactly what is happening in many parts of the country. Realtor.com… Read more

In this day and age of uncertainty, where we live – our home — becomes that much more important to us as it is a known thing. Friendly faces, our stores, churches, temples and synagogues, schools and even our neighbors make a difference in our… Read more

It’s all about jobs. Trulia’s Chief Economist Jed Kolko analyzed multiple data sources to arrive at the 10 healthiest residential markets for 2013 in the U.S. Kolko focused on “solid fundamentals,” as reported by MarketWatch which separates these markets from others. Data sources and focus… Read more

The U.S. Census Bureau has just released their annual estimates on population growth from 2011 to 2012 for the U.S. and respective States. And the big winner? North Dakota. Just like the California Gold rush of 1848 and the original oil gusher rush at Spindletop,… Read more

Knight Frank offers both residential and commercial real estate property brokerage and rental services in 43 countries, and reports research on 55 countries. AOL Real Estate analyzed housing value changes in the Knight Frank research pool, and reported those top markets based on increase in… Read more

When I was Chief Economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, I also had the opportunity to serve for two years as President for the campus-wide academic honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. I am also a member of Phi Kappa Phi—from when… Read more

More than one-half of all Americans now reside in a suburbia–no kidding, and I was not aware of that–yet we do not typically hear much, on a national basis, about suburbs or specific developments. In a just-released study, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, in conjunction with… Read more

Economics 101 teaches us that price changes in assets, goods and services are a function of supply and demand. The economic demand (versus demographics demand) for real estate is a function of job growth and income. HomeVestors® (the real estate franchise with the signs that… Read more

A repeating question from people on housing statistics has been regarding recreation, seasonal or occasional use dwellings. Last fall, based on data from the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau published a 12-page summary looking at the current housing inventory by state and contrasting that with… Read more