Category Archives: National Real Estate

Another good year for RE?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by grim

From HousingWire: CoreLogic: Expect home prices to rise 5% by next November In November, home prices climbed by 3.7% from the previous year, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Forecast. The CoreLogic HPI projects future home price growth based on several economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 116 Comments

Trends 2020

Posted on January 6, 2020 by grim

From Forbes: The Real Estate Landscape In 2020: An Expert’s Predictions   Sellers will expand on home improvements before selling These will go far beyond staging as buyers become less inclined to buy homes that need work “They wish to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate | 125 Comments

The Exodus

Posted on January 3, 2020 by grim

From CNBC: People couldn’t wait to leave this state in 2019 Blame it on brutal winters, high taxes or the New Jersey Turnpike: The Garden State is the last place where people want to be. More than two-thirds of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 114 Comments

November Pending Sales

Posted on December 31, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: US pending home sales rise in November Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose in November, driven by a surge in new contracts being signed in the country’s West, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 128 Comments

Housing Slowing?

Posted on December 30, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Home price growth slows but rent keeps rising at 2019 ends Both home prices and rents continued to increase as the year reached an end, but one of those two is increasing faster than the other. Home values … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 26 Comments

Housing still looking good

Posted on December 26, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Home sale prices increased over 5% in the last month Home sale prices increased 5.2% year over year in November, according to a new report from Redfin. Now, home sale prices are at a median of $311,600, the largest increase since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 41 Comments

SALT Cap not long for this world?

Posted on December 22, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: House passes bill to lift $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions The Democratic-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday that would do away with the $10,000 limit on the itemized deduction for state and local taxes … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 46 Comments

Delinquencies at 20 year low

Posted on December 20, 2019 by grim

From CoreLogic: The States Leading in Nationwide Delinquency Rate Drops The overall delinquency rate was 3.8% nationwide in September, down from 4.4% a year earlier and the lowest for the month of September in more than 20 years, according to the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, National Real Estate, Risky Lending | 67 Comments

Nobody wants to sell?

Posted on December 2, 2019 by grim

From the Real Deal Home prices accelerate nationally as owners stay longer The pace of rising home prices quickened in September and existing home sales ticked up 1.9 percent. Average home prices in cities across the nation rose 3.2 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 21 Comments

No recession without housing?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by grim

Home price gains accelerate in September, S&P Case-Shiller Index says Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in October following recent strong gains, but the overall housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates. After shrinking for much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 33 Comments

No housing crisis yet…

Posted on November 23, 2019 by grim

From MarketWatch: Existing-home sales rebound 1.9% in October as low mortgage rates continue to provide a lift Sales of previously-owned homes rose 1.9% in October — the latest housing statistic to demonstrate the upward lift low mortgage rates have provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 77 Comments

How low can inventory go?

Posted on November 21, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: U.S. housing market experiences largest inventory decline since 2018 In October, America’s home sales rose by 3.9%, marking the fourth month of the past six to post a year-over-year increase in sales, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. “October … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 120 Comments

Pay up suckers

Posted on November 11, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Are homes under $250,000 nearing extinction? A recent report by economic research consultancy Capital Economics shared a stunning statistic: The number of vacant single-family homes for sale priced under $250,000 has halved since 2012. According to the report, at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 154 Comments

So Much For Reurbanization

Posted on November 6, 2019 by grim

From Forbes: Millennials With Families Are Leaving Major Cities For The Suburbs, Transforming Them Into ‘Hipsturbia’  Just as their parents flocked to the suburbs, city-loving Millennials are doing the same yet transitioning some areas to “Hipsturbia,” a phrase revealed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Development | 67 Comments

Will they buy?

Posted on November 3, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: The homebuyers are coming. The homebuyers are coming A flood of first-time homebuyers is about to hit the market over the next three years, according to newly released analysis from TransUnion.  TransUnion is currently projecting that at least 8.3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 83 Comments