Photo credit: Morguefile/Yoel Wire fraud schemes have been a hot topic in the real estate industry lately. But one real estate pro says she’s been caught up in a different kind of nightmarish scam — one that victims can do virtually nothing to prevent. Sue Dietz, CRS, a sales associate with RE/MAX Advantage Realty… Continue Reading Local REALTOR® Leader Has Been Dealing With a Nightmare Email Scam for a Year
Because housing is a big part of many Americans’ financial wellbeing the ability to access homeownership – housing affordability – is an important topic. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Housing Affordability Index is a great way to simply understand how affordable the housing market is or isn’t for the typical home buyer and how… Continue Reading A More Encompassing Look at Housing Affordability: REALTORS® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score
At a pace of 5.7 percent, home-price growth quickened in the final three months of 2016 (5.4 percent in the third quarter) amidst severe supply shortages in much of the U.S. Looking at some of the year-over-year gains in several of the largest metro areas underscores just how drastic the ongoing supply shortage really is.… Continue Reading Large Metro Areas Seeing Hefty Home-Price Gains
February 15th is Singles Awareness Day! Here is some information how single men and women are taking part in real estate from the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. Powered by WPeMatico
This blog post was written by Managing Director of Housing Research, Danielle Hale, and Data Analyst, Hua Zhong. Home listings went under contract slightly more often on Mondays followed by Fridays and Tuesdays in 2016. Here is the data: As we start the New Year, this is a good time to take a look and… Continue Reading EHS in 2016 by the Numbers – Part 4 – Contracts
It might seem sort of silly and an odd exercise in nostalgia, but the most iconic of candybar phones — the Nokia 3310 — is rumored to be making a comeback. If you think about it, though, there’s definitely a market for it: those who need little more than an emergency phone, those who are… Continue Reading A Classic Mobile Phone Is Set To Return and More In Five for Wednesday
WASHINGTON (February 14, 2017) — Technology is transforming how Realtors® conduct business and communicate with clients. Now more than ever, Realtors® know the importance of staying up-to-date with the new and emerging technologies that are essential to the real estate business. To help Realtors® stay well informed of the latest business technology skills and trends… Continue Reading NAR Tech Edge Events Keep Realtors® Apprised of Latest Tools
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