Housing Inventory, Already Low, Dropped Further in January

March 1, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

The number of homes listed for sale, which stood at an 11-year low at the end of last year, fell even further in January, according to a report released Thursday. There were just 1.48 million homes listed for sale at the end of January, down by 5.6% from December and by 16.5% from one year

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ATLANTA HOUSING MARKET IS ON THE RISE

March 1, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

(Atlanta, GA – February 6, 2013) Due to strong demand and limited supply of both new and resale houses, home prices could rise by as much as 10% in 2013. Net job growth may push this number even higher. According to a recent report by Metrostudy, a national housing intelligence and consulting firm that maintains

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Housing a Sweet Spot for U.S. Economy as Recovery Expands

January 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Housing a Sweet Spot for U.S. Economy as Recovery Expands David Paul Morris/Bloomberg   Housing starts, including single- and multifamily units, are expected to increase 24 percent to 967,000 in 2013 and sales of new single-family homes are expected to rise 22 percent to 450,000.   At Lambert Ranch, an Irvine, California, housing development where

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IF YOUR BUSINESS MODEL IS NOT PREPARED FOR THESE HOME BUYERS IN 2013, SEEK THE ADVISE AND SERVICES YOU NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

January 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

With the housing market bottoming in 2012, economists and other experts are becoming increasingly optimistic about theU.S. housing market in 2013. “Assuming our leaders in Washington come to some sort of agreement that keeps the economy growing , here is what should happen with these buyer demographics,” Investors: Investors and, yes, even flippers will continue

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YEAR END THOUGHTS ON HOUSING MARKET & FACTS THAT MAKE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY UNIQUE

January 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

As 2012 nears its end, it is time to reflect on the past 12 months and look forward to 2013. In 2017, when 2012 is five years in our rear view mirror, we will look back as this being the year that the housing recovery began. Most housing markets across the country have shown improvement

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HALF WAY HOME: HOUSING RECOVERY CROSSES 50% MARK

January 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Jed Kolko Trulias Chief Economists suggests that Trulia’s Housing Barometer leaps up again, with the housing market 51% back to normal in November Each month, Trulia’s Housing Barometer charts how quickly the housing market is moving back to “normal.” We summarize three key housing market indicators: construction starts (Census), existing home sales (NAR), and the

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“EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT HOUSING IS FLASHING GREEN”

December 26, 2012 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Home prices finally hit a bottom in 2012. So will 2013 be the year of recovery or relapse? Potential buyers now have something they haven’t had in a long time: urgency (save for a few months when the government was paying people to buy homes with a first-time home-buyer tax credit). This next year will

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BEST MARKET FOR NEWLY BUILT HOMES SINCE THE BOOM

December 26, 2012 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders inched up this month, to the highest level in more than six and a half years, as builders reported the best market for newly built homes since the housing boom. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Tuesday increased 2 points to 47 from a revised 45

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GEORGIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 8.5% – 4 YEAR LOW

December 26, 2012 By In Uncategorized No Comment

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped due to more job growth and fewer layoffs. Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in November, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in October, according to a Georgia Department of Labor report released early Thursday. The rate was 9.5

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HOUSING MOBILITY RATE REBOUNDS

December 18, 2012 By In Uncategorized No Comment

The U.S. Census finds that a greater percentage of Americans moved residences this year compared to 2011’s record low. Slightly more Americans changed residences in 2012 compared to last year, according to data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2012, 36.5 million Americans (age 1 year and older, to be precise) moved,

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