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May 24, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

April 2014 Looks Like It Was A Great Month For Overall House Sales, But Was It?

With the notable slowdown in home sales at the start of this year, there was general apprehension that the housing market was hitting a rut. Much of the concern seemed…

Real Estate News 2 min read

May 05, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

What Will Happen to the Mortgage Finance System?

There has long been a general feeling that the American residential property sector is broken overall. While there was a sharp rebound in home sales once consumer confidence recuperated in…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Apr 28, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

U.S. Housing Market Hits a Rut

As I noted in a prior post, certain regional housing markets are experiencing a temporary slowdown. There were some hints that particularly high-demand regions would undergo some decline in sales…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Apr 14, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Washington, DC Home Sales Continue to Dwindle

While certain high price areas show no sign of slowing down, the DC metropolitan housing market is singing a different tune. We’ve seen many economically healthy cities experience resurgence in…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Mar 31, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Los Angeles Housing Market Seems to be Slowing

Of all the regional markets in the United States, none have seen the flurry of activity that California has since 2013 began. While still carrying the troublesome status as the…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Mar 17, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

San Francisco Housing Prices Continue to Inflate

As I’ve noted in prior posts, housing market prices are marked by strong regional disparities. Most of these differences in price are directly tied to the strength of local economies…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Mar 10, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Truck Sales Suggest Strong Outlook for Housing Market

As I noted in a prior post, activity in the consumer goods sector is often an indicator of health in the housing market. Major home supply retailers often see a…

Flipping Houses 2 min read

Mar 03, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Housing Recovery: Still Marred by Regional Differences

With the housing market appearing to enter a period of slower growth, market observers have started to conclude that we’re slated for a longer-term recovery. There is still some regional…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Feb 17, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

California Housing Market Losing Momentum

As the focal point of the 2007 bubble burst, it was uncomfortable to see California reemerge as the market with the quickest rise in home prices. While the gains in…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Feb 10, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Is The Housing Market Still Lagging?

While the housing market paced a sharp recovery in 2013, and there are signs the sector is stabilizing, persistent doubt remains as to its impact on the American economy as…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Jan 27, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Resale Market Adjusting To Interest Rates

While performance expectations for the housing market were tempered against the potential dampening of interest rates, it looks like these apprehensions may have been overstated. We’re seeing less of a…

Real Estate News 1 min read

Jan 20, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

Much To Fear From Higher Interest Rates?

As we saw throughout the closing of Q3 2013, purchase rates and price gains in the housing sector had slowed notably. This was somewhat of an inevitable development, as the…

Real Estate News 2 min read

Jan 13, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Harrison Stowe

2014 Could Be a Big Year for Real Estate Technology

The management and sale of land is a trade as old as history itself. Like many long-entrenched industries, real estate was slower to adapt to the technology and digital wave…