Existing-home sales in October rose to the strongest pace since earlier this summer, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Tuesday. Total existing-home sales—which comprise completed […]
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Fewer ‘Zombie’ Homes Haunt Neighborhoods
This Halloween, you may be less spooked as fewer “zombies” are out in real estate. The number of zombie preforeclosure properties has plunged 22 percent from […]
Meager Sales Rebound Underscores Tough Market
Following three consecutive months of declines, existing-home sales ticked up in September from the previous month—but ongoing inventory shortages, coupled with recent hurricanes, muted any […]
Where You Can Still Snag a Foreclosed Property
Foreclosure filings have sunk to a more than 11-year low. However, foreclosures haven’t dried up everywhere, and bargain hunters may still find a deal. ATTOM […]
‘Worse Than Anything You’ve Seen on TV’
“It’s literally like the whole island was bombed.” —Puerto Rico Association of REALTORS® Executive Director Marcos Vilar on the widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane […]
Housing Shortages Constrain Existing-Home Sales
For the fourth time in five months, existing-home sales dropped as a shortage of homes for sale continues to plague the housing market. Strained supply […]
Are Millions Of Boomerang Buyers About To Ignite The Real Estate Market?
Remember all those people who defaulted on their homes during the last housing crisis? Well, those bankruptcies are about to be discharged, or they already […]
Home Sales Dip as Buyers Get ‘Tripped Up’
Low inventory slowed down home sales last month, as buyers faced fewer options and record-high real estate prices, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Monday. […]
Foreclosures Now ‘Unicorns’ of Housing Market
Foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions, are down 20 percent from the same period a year ago, according to the […]
Ask the HOA Expert: Vacant Homes In Your HOA
Question: We have a number of vacant homes in our homeowner association. Does the HOA have a responsibility to secure and protect them? Answer: […]