Category Archives: Buying a Home
Parents helping kids compete in bidding wars
Source: Wall St. Journal To help their adult children, more parents are reportedly taking out equity in their own home so their child can buy a home of their own. More parents are finding that their adult children need the extra...
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California home prices on track to hit a record high in...
Source: Orange County Register California’s five-year run of rising home prices is expected to last another three to five years, with median house prices on track to beat the record highs set during the housing bubble, a Realtor economist...
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Economist warns that buyers face increasing troubles
Source: CNBC From a broad view, the U.S. housing market looks very healthy. Demand is high, employment and wages are growing, and mortgage rates are low. But the nation's housing market is assuredly unhealthy; in fact, it is increasingly...
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August home sales tally best since 2005
Source: Orange County Register Low interest rates and a strong economy continued to drive Orange County homebuying to a 12-year high in August, despite a severe shortage of homes to buy, particularly at the lower price ranges, housing numbers...
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Fall may be the best time for buyers to move
Source: Realtor.com A slower fall season in home buying may help more lingering home buyers to jump in. Prices are easing somewhat. For the second month in a row, the median price of an existing home dropped. It reached $253,500 in August, after...
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