Category Archives: MArket Value
Home price growth sizzles in May
Source: Market Watch Home prices remained hot in May, bolstering owners’ equity but locking many would-be buyers out of the market.Nationally, prices rose 6.6 percent compared to a year ago, according to a home price index released by...
Read More ›It’s cheaper to buy a home than rent, but only if...
Source: CNBC The supply of listings in April fell 9 percent compared with a year ago. Unfortunately for buyers, the cheapest segment of the market is where supplies are lowest. Home prices...
Read More ›Here are the nation’s healthiest—and unhealthiest—housing markets
Source: CNBC Housing remains in high demand in most of the nation, but the housing recovery looks increasingly uneven, depending on location. Whether...
Read More ›San Diego Home Price Increases Outpace Nation and California
Source: San Diego Union Tribune Prices in San Diego County’s housing market in November outpaced the rest of the nation and California, said the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices released Tuesday. Adjusted for...
Read More ›Are Local Housing’s Price Gains Real? Appraisers Seem to Think So
Source: OC Register Real estate appraisers are the industry’s professional party poopers. They’re paid to keep an eye on valuations so buyers, lenders – and even sellers – know a home price is within logical boundaries. If...
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