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Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on the impact of shrinking inventories on buyers and sellers. In Part 1, Inman News reporter Andrea V. Brambila looks at how the scarcity of of listings in many markets is affecting buyers. Part 2 will look at impacts on sellers. Homebuyers nationwide are discovering... Continue Reading »

As we continue to see signs of a broad real estate market recovery, it's important to remember that the recovery still varies wildly from market to market. Anyone still struggling to sell their homes, or with underwater mortgages are well aware that things aren't better everywhere. But some of the hardest hit areas are... Continue Reading »

A continued heavy supply of homes on the market has brought home purchases almost to a standstill, despite low housing prices and low interest rates, say some industry pundits. Meanwhile, a declining clan of buyers are faced with unemployment, tight mortgage restrictions and the expiration of the tax credit. "The market,... Continue Reading »

The night after Liz Kocourek moved into her new Manhattan apartment, she got a call from her bank about erratic charges on one of her credit cards. It was a spare card that she had thrown into a bag with a bunch of other random belongings before her move. When she went looking for her charge card, it was nowhere to be... Continue Reading »

Forget that home prices are stabilizing and new-home sales are rising, it's the amassing inventory of homes that could mire the housing market's recovery. According to The Wall Street Journal, the decline in the pending-home-sales index indicates that inventory is rising, meaning there are too many houses and too few... Continue Reading »