Apr 23rd 2013 10:00AM
By Diana Olick Like everything else in the spring, housing supply is supposed to grow. That's because warmer weather and the convenience for families to move during the summer make spring the busiest homebuying season historically. That is not the case this year. Home sales have been "stuck," according to Lawrence Yun,... Continue Reading »
Apr 12th 2013 12:20PM
There are rumblings in the real estate world about whether we're entering another housing market bubble. We took a look recently at California and whether some frenzied homebuying activity there is a sign that a bubble is returning. The consensus remains that, on a national level, no, we are not in a housing bubble --... Continue Reading »
Apr 5th 2013 2:00PM
By Les Christie The bidding wars are back. Seemingly overnight, many of the nation's major housing markets have gone from stagnant to sizzling, with for-sale listings drawing offers from a large number of house hunters. In March, 75% of agents with broker Redfin said their clients' offers were countered by rival bids,... Continue Reading »
Apr 2nd 2013 8:00AM
By Diana Olick The U.S. housing market will see no surge at the start of spring, as fewer buyers signed contracts to purchase existing homes in February. An industry index of so-called pending home sales fell 0.4 percent from January but is up 8.4 percent from February of 2012. While the number of for-sale listings... Continue Reading »
Mar 27th 2013 10:40AM
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell only slightly in February to the second-highest level in nearly three years. The report suggests sales of previously occupied homes will keep rising in the coming months. The National Association of Realtors says its... Continue Reading »
