ATTOM Data Solutions just-released 2017 Rental Affordability Report finds that it is cheaper to purchase a home than rent one in two out of three (66%) U.S. metro areas studied. The report found monthly house payments on a median-priced home - including mortgage, property taxes and insurance - is ... » Learn More about Buy vs. rent: Ownership still top in most Florida areas
Housing Forecast 2017
Builders Go back to Once-Abandoned Ventures
The supply of buildable lots is shrinking. Which has prompted home builders to return to the abandoned lots left behind during the housing crisis in efforts to revive dwindling inventories of homes for-sale, The Wall Street Journal reports. A surplus of vacant lots and half-built subdivisions still ... » Learn More about Builders Go back to Once-Abandoned Ventures
December 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report
The December 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report utilizes the sales from November and the November Home Sales Defied the Seasonal Trend Despite the typical winter slowdown, November home sales finished 19.1% above a year ago and prices increased 1.4% over October. All but one of the 53 markets ... » Learn More about December 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report
Home prices exceed pre-recession height
U.S. home prices have fully recovered from their steep plunge while in the housing bust and Great Recession, according to a private measure. Home prices exceed pre-recession height The Standard & Poor's CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index is slightly higher than the ... » Learn More about Home prices exceed pre-recession height
Could court ruling bring about more foreclosures to market?
Delinquent Florida homeowners could be getting long-delayed foreclosure notices after a court ruling cleared the way for lenders to bring back cases that have stalled for several years. The Florida Supreme Court ruled last month that lenders can refile foreclosure cases against owners still in ... » Learn More about Could court ruling bring about more foreclosures to market?