November 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report

Last month saw the second-most sales – {and the|as well as the} smallest inventory – of any October {in the|within the} 9-year history of the RE/MAX National Housing Report. {Add to that|Additionally} combination {the highest|the biggest} year-over-year price increase of 2016 {thus far|to date}: 8.3%. Please remember in November we are referring to the October […]

Motto Mortgage, Re/Max’s mortgage brokerage enterprise

Many heavyweights in the real estate industry remember 1973 mainly because it was the year Dave Liniger founded the real estate franchisor Re/Max with his wife, Gail. Will 2016 be marked by future industry players for similar reasons? Today, Liniger and Re/Max announced the launch of Motto Mortgage, a new franchising potential for both real […]

October 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report

Home-buyer Demand Remains Strong in September. Though posting a typical seasonal drop off from August, September’s U.S. home sales represented the most of any September in the 9-year history of the RE/MAX National Housing Report. Home sales dropped 11.7% from August to September – comparable to the 11.0% average decline over the previous eight years […]

September 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report

The September 2016 RE/MAX National Housing Report uses sales from August 2016. The August home sales increased 5.8% over a year ago, reversing July’s decline of 8.8%. At the same time, the median price climbed 5.1% as steady monthly increases continued. August sales were up year-over-year in 41 of the 53 U.S. metro areas analyzed […]

RE/MAX reports that Median Sales prices are up throughout the US

The RE/MAX National Housing Report showed that median home price throughout the country rose only 0.7% to $229,000 since June of last year. Augusta, Maine, had the highest percentage of growth in closed transactions, at 22.7%. Out of the 53 metro areas surveyed, 31 experienced growth in closed transactions. Because of strong home buyer demand […]