Tag Archives: homes
Banks back foreclosure-to-rental
Investor groups are obtaining big loans to turn foreclosed properties into rentals. Continue reading
Home builders hampered
Home builders are caught short in filling demand for construction projects. Continue reading
Demand for luxury homes soars
Wealthier buyers are unleashing pent-up demand for new homes. Continue reading
Custom built makes a comeback
Are fancy fixtures and more square footage luring homebuyers? Continue reading
Boomers to swamp housing market?
As baby boomers downsize, will they flood the market with homes for sale? Continue reading
Housing outlook good, or bad
Housing remains a weak spot in the economy, and the numbers this week prove that the recovery is still choppy. Continue reading
Luxury home prices still falling
At the beginning of the housing crash, it seemed as though luxury homes might be spared the worst of it. But the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices show that in many metro areas, prices are stabilizing among cheaper homes but … Continue reading
Buyers still in control
The fact that it’s still a buyer’s real-estate market is no surprise. Despite small fluctuations, mortgage rates are low and so are home prices. The problem is that few are buying.
A survey by the mortgage company Fannie Mae shows that while 71 percent… Continue reading
Government to unload foreclosures
A bulging pipeline is prompting the Obama administration to implement its plan to sell foreclosed properties in bulk to investors who will rent them out, potentially solving the problem of hundreds of thousands of vacant homes dragging down home values… Continue reading
Appraisals slow housing recovery
Here’s another factor working against the housing market recovery : appraisals. Real-estate professionals say that the results of home appraisals are increasingly stalling or preventing sales.
Fewer than 10 percent of realtors blamed appraisals for kil… Continue reading