by Jim Crowder | Dec 18, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
72% of millennials, ages 18- 34 show interest in becoming a homeowner, according to a survey conducted by Trulia, a real-estate website. 93% of the population plan to live out the American dream by becoming a homeowner if not one already. Millennials have not been...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 17, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
Repossessions in the United States jumped to a nine-month high last month, even with foreclosures at their lowest in six years. Foreclosure starts dropped to 77,494 in November, a 13% fall from October’s foreclosure starts and a 28% decrease from November 2011....
by Jim Crowder | Dec 14, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
According to Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index, a survey established to interview more than 3,000 Americans each week, shows that confidence in the economy is now at the lowest percentage since the presidential election. While confidence has dropped 12 %...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 13, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
The latest December MarketPulse report shows, over the last year rental income on residential properties increased to 12%. CoreLogic researchers are acknowledging the massive improvement in real estate over the recent months saying “The real estate cycle is now...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 12, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
Predictions for the 2013 housing market seem to hold positive trends. Property values are expected to increase by 2-3%, according to Freddie Mac. The market is also predicted to see more households, with household formation likely to grow from a net 1.20 million...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 11, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
The Fannie Mae National Housing Survey, conducted in November, showed that many of American attitudes are turning around. Surveys found that people are now expressing more confidence toward the housing market. 51% of survey participants said that it would now be...