by Madhusmita Bora | Aug 1, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Home Value Gains Slower, but Still Strong Good news for sellers and homeowners alike: Home values continued to rise in Spring, although the pace of these increases is smaller, compared to late last year. With the pace slowing down, this may be the time to take the...
by Madhusmita Bora | Jul 25, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Existing Home Sales Reach Eight-Month High Existing home sales touched an eight-month high in June. That’s an indication that the housing market may be going gangbusters. Sales increased 2.6 percent to an annual rate of 5.04 million units last month. That’s not the...
by Madhusmita Bora | Jul 18, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Investors Making Money in Once-Neglected New York Neighborhoods Harlem. Bedford-Stuyvesant. The South Bronx. These neighborhoods were once shunned by real estate developers and home buyers alike, as they were known for high crime rates and poverty. Not anymore. Home...
by Madhusmita Bora | Jul 11, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Chinese Buyers Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate The U.S. housing market recovery is going gangbusters—much of it being fueled by foreign investors, many of whom are Chinese. So, keep an eye out for those out-of-town buyers. They often have deep pockets and even deeper...
by Madhusmita Bora | Jul 4, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Housing Bubble Worries Are Evaporating All that news about another bubble threatening the housing market is fizzling out. The upside for the industry is that prices now seem to be rising at a slower, steadier pace, stemming bubble fears. The last two years recorded...