The results are in! We have the latest on what outdoor remodeling projects give homeowners the greatest satisfaction, according to the new 2018 Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features. First, the top two projects that scored a perfect 10 on the Joy Score were adding a fire feature, such as a fire pit to the backyard,… Continue Reading Most Beloved Outdoor Remodeling Projects for 2018
In a monthly survey of REALTORS®, respondents are asked “Compared to the same month last year, how would you rate the past month’s traffic in neighborhood(s) or area(s) where you make most of your sales?” Respondents rate buyer traffic as “Stronger” (100), “Stable” (50), or “Weaker” (0), and the responses are compiled into a diffusion… Continue Reading Population and Employment Growth Fuel Homebuying in the West and South States
NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this May fell 0.4 percent from last month and dropped 3.0 percent from last year. May’s existing-home sales reached 5.43 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $264,800 in May, up 4.9 percent from… Continue Reading May 2018 Existing-Home Sales
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine We’ve seen brass fixtures gradually coming back over the last few years, and the trend is only getting bigger. Golden brass tones can warm up some of your décor. However, after being inundated with silver finishes–like chrome and stainless steel–over the last few years, some still consider brass as… Continue Reading Hot Home Trend: Bringing Back the Brass
Technology, architecture, and food. Finally, the only barrier between us and owning a yacht has been resolved. The Rustbelt is finding new purpose. Keep Portland Weird or Keep Portland Safe? Meh, you can have both. Darren Stone/flickr/2011 No wonder it’s such a happy place — no mosquitoes! Now you don’t have to travel to Arizona… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: June 18-22
Best practices for extending the closing date in a residential deal on SCR310/300 forms can be read in this article. Because parties sometimes desire to extend the closing date for a variety of reasons and because at the end of that extension when the closing still has not occurred, the parties often argue if the… Continue Reading Extending the Closing Date
The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) survey[1] gathers monthly information from REALTORS® about local real estate market conditions, characteristics of buyers and sellers, and issues affecting homeownership and real estate transactions.[2] This report presents key results about market transactions from May 2018. View and download the full report here. Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS® Buyer… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: May 2018 Highlights
National Association of Realtors® President Elizabeth Mendenhall released the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Kathy Kraninger as the next director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: “In addition to working at the Office of Management and Budget alongside Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, Kathy Kraninger has decades of… Continue Reading NAR Statement on Kathy Kraninger Nomination for BCFP Director
The median sales price of all existing homes sold rose to its highest level in May 2018, to $264,800. This peak price exceeds the housing bubble peak of $230,400 in July 2006. The median sales price of existing homes sold has been trending up (on a year-on-year basis) in the past 75 months since March… Continue Reading Median Prices Rose to Highest Level, But Inflation-Adjusted Prices Still Below Bubble Peak
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