NAR released a new Aspiring Home Buyers Profile that captures the consumer sentiment of the housing market for non-homeowners—defined as those that rent and those that live with someone else (such as family and friends) rent-free. The report is aptly named, for nearly nine in 10 non-homeowners expressed the desire to own a home of… Continue Reading Affordability is Main Hurdle for Aspiring Home Buyers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sharon Delia (803) 772-5206 Strong start for 2017 South Carolina real estate market COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 14, 2017) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its January housing market data indicating a strong start to the New Year. Closed sales are at 4,660 -- the highest it has been since January… Continue Reading Strong start for 2017 South Carolina real estate market
Using data from the 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers we can break down household composition, and the relationship it has to home purchasing choices. Among all recent home buyers, 66 percent were married couples, 17 percent were single females, eight percent were unmarried couples, and seven percent were single males. Three percent of… Continue Reading Home Buyer Households: Valentine’s Day 2017
WASHINGTON (February 13, 2017) — When making decisions about buying, selling or renovating their homes, Americans, by and large, take their pets' needs into account, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors®. The 2017 Animal House: Remodeling Impact report found that 81 percent of respondents said that animal-related considerations play a… Continue Reading When Buying, Selling and Renovating, it’s an Animal House, Say Realtors®
Proposals to overhaul the U.S. tax system are gaining steam in Washington, with plenty at stake for homeowners. National Association of Realtors® President Bill Brown is speaking out and committing to fight on behalf of important tax incentives like the mortgage interest deduction, the state and local property tax deduction, and 1031 like-kind exchanges. Brown… Continue Reading VIDEO: Bill Brown Speaks Out on Tax Reform
According to a new report from the National Association of REALTORS®, a majority of Americans take their pets’ needs into account when making decisions about buying, selling or renovating their homes. The 2017 Animal House: Remodeling Impact report discussed the importance that animals in the home have for families across the United States, including how pets and animals impact the buying and… Continue Reading Animal House! A New Report on Pets and Remodeling
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At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month and down from a year ago. Mortgage rates increased to 4.15 percent this December, up dramatically from last month’s 3.82 percent, but roughly unchanged compared to 4.14 a year ago. Housing affordability declined from a year ago in December moving the index down 1.4… Continue Reading December 2016 Housing Affordability Index
Meteors, skydiving, perks, libraries, safety, Open Access, dictionaries, and productivity. You don’t see this every day! Pretty sure this would fulfill our dream of flying, though we doubt we’d be as graceful. According to Glassdoor, these are the 20 best work perks out there. Librarian goals: visit this magical special library! Has an outstanding overdue… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: February 6-10
WASHINGTON (February 9, 2017) — The best quarterly sales pace of the year pushed available housing supply to record lows and caused price appreciation to slightly speed up in the final three months of 2016, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors®. The report also revealed that sales prices in… Continue Reading Swift Gains in Fourth Quarter Push Home Prices to Peak Levels in Majority of Metro Areas