Tag Archives: Buying a Home
Bidding $100,000 extra: buying a Southern California home is ‘insane’
Source: Los Angeles Times Jobs and wages are on the rise. Buyers are newly urgent, fearful an era of cheap money is ending. And to top it off, there simply aren’t enough homes listed for sale. As a result, bidding wars are common and prices...
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Talking Points
The share of homes selling above asking price rose from 34 percent a year ago to 39 percent in March, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Conversely, the share of properties selling below asking price dipped to 32...
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Renters Now Rule Half of U.S. Cities
Source: National Real Estate Investor Fifty-two of the 100 largest U.S. cities were majority renter in 2015, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Since 2009, 21 cities had shifted to renter-rule. Renters now dominate in both hot housing...
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Hispanic Homeownership Rate Rises for Second Straight Year
Source: RIS Media Hispanics are an overriding force in homeownership, flouting national figures as they establish owner households at a rising rate for the second straight year. According to the National Association of...
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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...
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These Food-Centric Developments are Bringing the City to the Suburbs
All growing, innovative communities with local food at their core, these sustainable developments are redefining community culture through healthy living. By Leah Demirjian Courtesy The Cannery While...
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