US Housing Market

Rent-to-Own Properties Pose Risks for Investors, says Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Last week, a report highlighted rent-to-own properties as the future of the housing market but a new report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency threw a wet blanket onto anyone who was ecstatic about the new trend.

US Real Estate: 'Market is Heading Back Toward Earth'

The real estate boom is over. After enjoying years of healthy real estate activity, states across the country are now slowing down. As an industry analyst would put it, the real estate "market is heading back toward earth."

Florida Real Estate: Orlando Housing Market Sees 15% Increase in Annual Sales

The Orlando housing market finished 2015 with a healthy 15.46 percent increase in annual sales compared to the numbers of 2014. A total of 35,064 homes were sold by the end of last year, compared to the previous year's 30,369.

Affordable Housing in 2016 Attracts Millennial Investors

Millennials are the future of the real estate industry and for several years now, the industry has been quivering as millennials seem uninterested to "give up renting or move out of their parents' basement" to invest in a property. However, a new report has now surfaced showing that millennials are finally putting their money into real estate because of the availability of affordable housing.

US Housing Market: Why Are Home Prices Surging?

According to industry analysts, one of the major reasons why home prices are surging in the US is the influx of big developers in the housing market.

US Middle Class Faces New Housing Crisis

The increase in home prices is threatening the middle class who are looking at the government to take action that would give affordable housing for the people.

TRID Implementation Drives California Home Sales Increase

California’s home sales recorded its weakest performance since 2007 in November 2015 when the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) requirement took effect. As a result, December became one of the hottest for house sales in California.

Home Partners of America’s Rent-to-Own Scheme Might Be the Future of US Housing Market

The steady rise in prices of properties and rentals is making it really tough for people to buy their own homes, which is an alarming trend to watch out for. Fortunately, Home Partners of America and its rent-to-own plan just might provide the solution for the future of housing market in the US.

Group of Realtors Forecast Moderate Home Sales Growth in 2016

According to the National Association of Realtors, new and existing home sales are to continue improving in 2016 but on a more moderate pace compared to 2015.

Chinese Investors Spent $8.6 Billion to Purchase US Commercial Real Estate Assets in 2015

Chinese investors continue to increase their purchase of U.S. commercial estate which could affect the country's economic development.

US Housing Market Recovery: Too Early to Call It a Win

The housing market in the U.S. has steadily but slowly recovered from the crash of 2007. But despite the return to form, many experts still believe it is premature to declare a complete victory.

Oil States Sees Slumping Housing Markets

With low gasoline prices, come slumping housing markets. This is what happened to communities in the central United States that were recently affected by the shale-oil fracking boom in the area, The Columbus Dispatch reports.

2016 Housing Market Predicted

There is no way to exactly predict how the real estate market will shape up for 2016, but looking at enough data could make for almost accurate predictions, just like what Svenja Gudell, new appointed chief economist of Zillow.com does, Reuters reports.

China Dominates U.S. Real Estate Market

China has been a major player in New York real estate market but is now expanding their influence on a national scale as it surpasses Canada as the largest foreign buyer of homes in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Real Estate Forecast: Top 10 Real Estate Market for 2016

As 2015 starts to bid its goodbye, real estate market is ready to kick- off and start the real estate market for 2016. Several reports have released predictions of the top 10 real estate market to watch out for in 2016.

Real Estate Housing Market: Increasing National Market Sales Came From Millenials

The housing market is experiencing a millenials invasion - and it's the good kind, Standard Times reports.

Analysts Say 'Don't Trust the Housing Market Recovery'

The U.S. housing market has been experiencing great business for the past few months as the country is being able to recover during the post- financial- crisis- era. However, analysts say that people should never put their full trust on the on- going recovery.

South Sound Real Estate Group Recovers from Housing Market Slowdown

Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released a report showing that South Sound real estate group has been recovering from August's cool down in the housing market.

Home of Second Chances: 'New Chapter Housing Initiative' is Starting a New Housing Program to Provide Ex-Offenders Homes and a Renewed Chance at Life

The New Chapter Housing Initiative in Roanoke has started their new program of providing low- rental homes to give second chances to ex- inmates.

Housing Prices Continue to Rise Leaving People Angry and Making Homes Impossible to Afford

Housing prices are still continuing to hike up making it harder for aspiring home owners to purchase their own property. As interest rates rise, so do home prices.

The Cabrini Residents and Chicago Housing Authority Lawsuit Has Ended with an Agreement

Chicago Housing Authority and a tenant organization representing Cabrini-Green low-income residents filed an agreement last week that will allow hundreds of public housing units to be built on the Near North Side and will development projects available to use throughout the entire area.