by Madhusmita Bora | Oct 10, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
More Homeowners Are Utilizing Home Equity The housing bust, which triggered a recession and a massive nationwide dip in home equity, deprived many homeowners of tapping into their homes for cash. But, with home prices now rising, more homeowners are relying on their...
by Madhusmita Bora | Oct 3, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Home Prices Rise at Slowest Pace in Two Years In the year ending in July, home prices in 20 American cities monitored by the S&P/Case-Shiller index increased. The not-so-good news: Prices rose at the slowest pace in almost two years, Bloomberg reported. Tight...
by Madhusmita Bora | Sep 26, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Sales of New Homes Surge to 6-Year High in August Another sign of changing times for housing comes from a new report released this week: According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, new home sales skyrocketed last month to the highest level since 2008. That’s an...
by Madhusmita Bora | Sep 19, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Foreclosures Slightly Up, but Experts Not Concerned For the first time in four years, the number of foreclosure auctions inched up in August. But, housing analysts say it’s nothing to sweat about. According to CNN, nearly 52,000 homes went under the bidding hammer in...
by Madhusmita Bora | Sep 12, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Southern States Lead Most Affordable U.S. Housing Markets Buying a home is one of the most expensive investments most people will make in their lifetime. But, some buyers get away with a smaller price tag than others. The price of a home depends on a variety of...
by Madhusmita Bora | Sep 5, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Chinese Buyers Are Making Way for Chinese Developers For the past couple of years, Chinese investors have been flocking to the U.S. housing market and buying up thousands of homes – even helping the recovery of home prices in some areas. After a successful run buying...