What’s the House Size? No One Is Really Sure
What's the House Size? No One Is Really Sure Just how large a house really is may depend on whom you ask, The Wall Street Journal reports. That’s because appraisers, developers, builders, real estate professionals, tax assessors, and architects all measure spaces differently. No universal [...]
Americans More Confident In Housing Then Ever Before
Americans More Confident In Housing Then Ever Before Americans are more confident about their housing prospects than ever before, with more believing now is “a good time” to buy or sell a home, according to the just-released Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), which [...]
Luxury Owners Go to Extreme for Safety
Luxury Owners Go to Extreme for Safety From high-resolution security cameras to concrete walls and even safe rooms, some luxury homeowners are taking the idea of home security to a new level. The Wall Street Journal says high-end homeowners are adopting “James Bond-esque” security measures [...]
All-Cash Sales Falling Nationwide
All-Cash Sales Falling Nationwide All-cash sales are on the decline, accounting for 32.4 percent of total home sales in November 2016, down 4.5 percentage points year over year, according to CoreLogic's most recent housing data. That's a significant drop from January 2011, when cash sales [...]
Parents May Need a New Mortgage Perspective
Parents May Need a New Mortgage Perspective Parents are having a tough time saving money. Fifty-one percent of parents recently surveyed say their mortgage was having a “major impact” on their ability to save, according to Bankrate’s Money Pulse survey for February. “It’s probably not [...]
Minimum Salaries Needed to Buy in 27 Cities
Minimum Salaries Needed to Buy in 27 Cities An increase in interest rates means home shoppers likely will need a higher salary in order to afford a median-priced home in 27 of the largest metro areas, according to mortgage data provider HSH.com's fourth-quarter 2016 salary-homeownership [...]
