While existing home sales were up in July, perhaps the story line should be focused on the shrinking inventory of homes available for sale, portending sustained price increases. Each month Realtor.org details listing information statistics from 146 markets. Just two of the 146 markets had… Read more

The relative interaction of supply and demand combine to realize home prices and rental rates—and both are a local market phenomenon [As always, I invoke the “There Is No Such Thing As A National Real Estate Market” — the TINSTAANREM clause — since not all… Read more

One thing this ongoing economic downturn forced was an increasing sensitivity in both individuals and businesses to the comparative costs of living—and ultimately the cost of doing business. Kiplinger reported the 10 most-affordable cities based on analyses by the Council for Community and Economic Research’s… Read more

The U.S. Census Bureau this week released population growth numbers and percentages comparing 2011 with 2010 at the metro, micro and county levels.  While jobs pretty much dictate housing sales, population numbers show the total pressure and ultimate demand for housing of rentals and ownership… 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

Mercer, a global leader in human resource consulting and related services (owned by Marsh & McLennan Companies, NYSE-MMC), completes an annual survey of the relative cost of living allowing companies with global operations to assure that expatriates working abroad are appropriately compensated in their housing… 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

Walk Score® last month released their list of the most bikeable large cities in the U.S.     Biking is a fast-growing recreation and transportation field.  As reported in their findings: The number of bicycling trips has more than doubled since 2001, with 4 billion… 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

What do you get when you cross information and statistics from www.careerbuilder.com (the largest online job site in the U.S.) and www.apartments.com  (a premier national online apartment guide and relocation resource) and then throw into the mix recent college graduates?   You get the fifth annual list… Read more