Sell now before competition hits market - In their current edition of the Home Price Expectation Survey released last week, Pulsenomics asked this question of the 100+ economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists they surveyed “In your opinion, what is the primary driver of recent home value growth in the U.S.?” Here are [...]
Memorial Day 2016: Monday, May 30th - This weekend we reflect on all those who gave their lives in support of this great nation. Memorial Day 2016 is Different from Veterans Day A napalm strike erupts in a fireball near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, 1966 during the Vietnam War. (AP Photo) [...]
Home Prices: Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts and investment & market strategists about where they believe prices are headed over the next five years. [...]
2016 Presidential Election - Every four years people question what effect the Presidential election might have on the national housing market. Let’s take a look at what is currently taking place. The New York Times ran an article earlier this week where they explained: “A growing body of research shows that during presidential election years [...]
Mortgage Rates 2016: The latest report from Freddie Mac shows that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.61% last week, slightly down from the week before (3.66%), and nearly 20 points lower than a year ago (3.80%). This is great news for homebuyers who are dealing with rising prices due to a low inventory of homes for [...]
Jeff Daley Milestone Birthday remembering when - The events during the year of my birth in 1946 are interesting, to say the least. It is interesting to compare the happenings of today to those that took placed when I came into this world. Milestone Birthday - A Nostalgic Look of 1946 1946 World News Micheline [...]
Long Term Investment Long-Term Investment Americans Believe Real Estate is the Best [INFOGRAPHIC] Keeping Current Matters Real estate outranks stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, and bonds as the best long-term investment among Americans. Real estate is ranked as the best long-term investment among all age groups. Millennials rank both real estate and savings/CDs at 26% [...]
Housing Inventory Disappearing Housing inventory disappearing - The price of any item is determined by the supply of that item, and the market demand. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released their latest Existing Home Sales Report which gives insight into today’s market conditions. Housing Inventory Disappearing Sales of existing homes rose [...]
Billionaire Advice Billionaire Advice - Three years ago, John Paulson gave a keynote address at the CNBC/Institutional Investor Conference. Billionaire Advice In his speech, he told those in attendance that he believes housing will continue its strong recovery for the next 4 to 7 years, saying that: "The housing market has bottomed. [...]