The younger crowd may be skittish about moving into the housing market due to sparse financial resources and lack of credit. But it’s a different story for Americans age 55 and over. Those who can are jumping into homebuying — selling their existing houses to move into new ones aimed at their age group. Many
LEVERAGED PORTFOLIO’S ARE BACK IN VOGUE. INVESTOR DEMAND SLOWS DOWN
AS THE BANKS CONTINUE TO OFFER MORE AND MORE LENDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDERS, THE INVESTORS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE HOUSING MARKET GAME ARE BEGINNING TO LOOSE INTEREST. THE LOW TEENS RETURNS VS MID TO HIGH 20% RETURNS HAS INVESTORS SEEKING OUT ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. LEVERAGED PORTFOLIO’S ARE BACK IN VOGUE. The proportion of
NORMALIZED SALES AND HIGHER PRICES ARE BACK..
Metro home sales down, Prices rose in June Jul 18, 2013, 11:39am EDT Bloomberg Metro Atlanta’s housing market stuck to the recent trend in June — decreased sales, higher prices. The Atlanta Board of Realtors’ monthly Market Brief, compiled by RealValuator, shows 4,065 single-family residential sales in June — down 12.4 percent year-over-year and
HOUSING MARKET DOING SO WELL ONLY CONGRESS COULD DISRUPT THE MOMENTUM
Home builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes is at its highest level since January 2006. Kent Hoover Washington Bureau Chief Home builders’ confidence in the housing market hit its highest level since January 2006, rising for the third month in a row. The Housing Market Index compiled by the National Association
Higher Mortgage Rates Won’t Kill Housing Recovery
Mortgage rates are back above 4% for the first time in a year, but the rate rise probably isn’t going to be enough to take the wind out of the sails of the housing market rebound. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday that rates jumped to 4.07% last week for the 30-year fixed-rate loan,
ATLANTA HOUSING MARKET IS ON THE RISE
(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