Month: October 2015
Home Purchase Applications set for Healthy 2016
With the housing market now almost fully recovered, more people than ever are applying for new mortgages. Mortgage origination numbers have increased by 10 percent in the last year. In 2014, purchase ...
What do Pending Homes Sales Really Forecast?
When looking at all the indicators in the real estate market, realtors make some typical conclusions. Traditionally, they look at the pending home sales in any one month and believe that the actual pu...
East and West U.S. Divided on Home Prices
Because of a split between states east of the Mississippi River and those west of the river, indicators for the U.S. home market seem to be all over the board. From June to July, cities in the East, i...
Out-of-Control Rents Make Home Ownership Even More Attractive
A great many Americans have chosen to rent their primary residence rather than purchasing a home. Renting has traditionally been a choice that allowed you to obtain a residence while remaining free fr...