With home price on the rise and low inventory nationwide, it's been slim pickings for many investors. Needless to say, some markets are still very lucrative to the investors and landlords.
Continuing ReadingU.S. foreclosures rose in August, due in part to judicial foreclosure states working through their backlog of delinquencies and defaults, according to the latest RealtyTrac report.
Continuing ReadingThe Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) is using its Game Changer Grant to help support a new bi-annual smart growth newsletter.
Continuing ReadingThe next president of the United States could have a big influence over the recovery taking shape in the real estate market, according to political pundits.
Continuing ReadingHome owner deductibles have been rising the last few years, as home owners who may have once seen $250 to $500 a claim soar to $1,000 to $2,500 a claim in recent years.
Continuing ReadingThe 1,500-member North Dakota Association of REALTORS® (NDAR,) joined a coalition of more than 80 groups to oppose a measure that would have abolished the state’s century-old property tax.
Continuing ReadingRecent surveys have shown that more Americans have a thirst for buying real estate, with home affordability at record highs and mortgage rates at record lows. In fact, real estate buyer agents report a 59 percent increase in buyer inquiries this year compared to last year, according to a recent survey conducted by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council.
Continuing ReadingAs the condition of the global economy continues to cause uncertainty across all industries, The Counselors of Real Estate, an international professional association of top executives in real estate, asked its members to identify the top ten broad structural issues that will define the real estate industry over the next 10-30 years.
Continuing ReadingIt's official: The housing market has reached bottom, at least according to 44 forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. Only three economists surveyed said they didn't think the market had reached bottom yet.
Continuing ReadingHigh unemployment persists and the European debt crisis continues to threaten the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congressional Joint Economic Committee yesterday. The real estate market also continues to serve as “another drag†on recovery, he noted.
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