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
ALONE , NOT LONELY – THE GROWTH OF SOLO HOUSEHOLDS.
The Single Buyer Demographics is on the rise, and their mostly females. Ensure your housing product and community features are addressing their wants and needs . ———————————————-Report: Singles Make Up Quarter of All Buyers Daily Real Estate News | Friday, August 30, 2013 More Americans are opting to live alone, with single buyers making up
Case-Shiller Indices Show Strongest Gain Since 2006
Home prices posted their strongest yearly gain in almost seven years in March, with both the 10- and 20-city indices seeing double-digit gains, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Tuesday. The national index, reported quarterly, was up 10.2 percent. From February to March, prices increased in 15 of the 20 cities surveyed, falling
Housing Inventory, Already Low, Dropped Further in January
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