Michael Crist

Younger Boomers, buyers aged 53 to 62 years, made up 18 percent of all home buyers in 2017. The median age for this group was 58 years old and they were born between 1955 and 1964. This age group was the most likely to purchase a multi-generational home at 20 percent. Their reasons for purchasing… Continue Reading Younger Boomers: Purchased Multi-Generational Homes

Existing-home sales fell back in May for the second straight month; sales fell 0.4 percent to seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.43 million in May from a downwardly revised 5.45 million in April. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says a solid economy and job market should be generating a much stronger sales pace than what has… Continue Reading Existing-Home Sales Backpedal in May

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The front porch is making a comeback. And more builders are adding them back into new home designs. The front porch was once a mainstay in home designs in the early 1900s. But over the years it has gotten swapped out for those street-facing garages. Also, homeowners sought more… Continue Reading Make the Front Porch a Selling Point

In a monthly survey of REALTORS®, respondents are asked “In the neighborhood(s) or area(s) where you make the most sales, what are your expectations for residential property prices over the next year?” Among the respondents, the median expected price change is four percent. The chart below shows median expected price change by state based on… Continue Reading REALTORS® Expect Home Prices to Increase by 4% in the Next 12 Months

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In recent years, baby boomers have been active in the housing market, coming in at a close second to millennials as the largest generation of home buyers, while home prices have remained high and inventory conditions tightened. The National Association of Realtors®’ 2018 Profile of Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends identified that baby boomers are now… Continue Reading Infographic: Baby Boomers are Housing Market Movers

At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month and down from a year ago. Mortgage rates rose to 4.66 percent this April, up 13.4 percent compared to 4.11 percent a year ago. Housing affordability declined from a year ago in April moving the index down 8.8 percent from 159.8 to 145.8. The… Continue Reading April 2018 Housing Affordability Index

If a real estate practitioner commits two or more violations of the NAR Code of Ethics in a three-year period, the person’s name will be released by the local association so that you and other professionals in the industry can see who they are. A picture of the violator and a description of what they… Continue Reading Ethics Violations of Others Will Soon Be Visible to . . . You