Real Estate News & Commentary

The housing market has traced an impressive recovery over the last three quarters, and all forecasts predict that Q2 2013 will be an exceptional period for the property sector as well. Earnings reports last quarter were tremendous and largely outstripped analyst expectations- a pattern that emerged with both homebuilding corporations as well as major lending [...]

Despite apprehension around the sustainability of the housing recovery, all signs point towards a strong second quarter for the property sector. Considering that the housing rebound began to effectively gain traction during the latter half of 2012, it’s great to see that the first two quarters in 2013 are mimicking the trend. Much of the [...]

Is your area good for flipping? Flipping homes may become more favorable for investors in 2013 as home prices appreciate in most markets. RealtyTrac selected the top 25 markets nationwide where flipping single family homes offers the highest rate of return based on the flipper’s gross profit — the difference between average original purchased price [...]

With the housing market keeping its rebound and home sales and property value still on the upswing, it seems that a new wave of Americans will become first time homeowners. In light of this, Trulia recently published a study outlining longer-term homeowners biggest regrets about their property. As publicized by a new piece in Forbes, [...]

Talk of a possible real estate crash in China is a hot topic since the popular investigative news 60 minutes featured an  episode about China’s ghost cities.  As the title implies, the episode’s message is loud and clear: China could be in a big housing trouble sooner rather than later. (This is the clip from [...]

There were many accusations that emerged after the housing market collapsed in 2008, ranging from charges that hedge funds had unhealthily manipulated the market to questions of whether everyday homeowners had exercised exceptionally shortsighted judgment. However, direct admonishments around fraud and criminality were fewer and far between. You could put forward arguments that investment choices [...]

As we’ve witnessed throughout the last two quarters, America’s real estate market has traced an impressive recovery. The rebound in the property sector has played out most impressively throughout urban markets, as hard-hit regions recuperated with exceptional health while less heavily hit markets like Washington, DC managed to keep pace. As a greater trend, the [...]