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Home building is once again contributing to the nation’s economic growth, and a major factor behind that growth has been the expansion of multifamily construction such as apartment communities and for-sale condominiums. Home ownership remains down, especially among younger households. Additionally, the overall number of households — home owners and renters combined — is lower than it should be considering U.S. population growth. With a boom in household formation expected in the years to come, most of them are expected […]

Friday is the best day of the week to sell a home. Homes listed on Friday sell for 99.1 percent of their original asking price, a higher percentage than homes listed on any other day of the week, according to a study by real estate broker Redfin, which analyzed more than 500,000 home listings and sales records. The best month to sell? April, according to the analysis. Homes sold in April tended to sell closer to their asking price. In […]

Inventories of for-sale homes are so tight in some markets that some agents are writing home owners letters or even going door to door asking if the owners would be willing to sell. They’re also looking at reviving expired listings. A shortage of New York City apartments for sale is prompting agents to take such actions, The New York Times reports. In Manhattan, about 5,160 apartments and townhomes were on the market at the end of last year — the […]

Frank moved to Fort Lauderdale in the summer of 2010. He brought with him a wealth of real estate experience and knowledge from San Francisco, California where he had been helping clients since 2006 as both a salesman and a broker associate. Upon moving to Fort Lauderdale, Frank hunted for just the right real estate company to call home and found the professionalism and charm of John Castelli and the entire office at Castelli Real Estate Services irresistible. Graduating college […]

Bryan is a member of the Austin Board of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors. Bryan has had over 9 years of experience in the Texas Real Estate market and will make any transaction a pleasant experience. Please contact Bryan if you are seeking a professional to assist you with any of your real estate needs. Click here to search for a gay or lesbian real estate agent anywhere in the country. Professional/Personal Distinctions: Top Urban […]

The national median home price saw the strongest year-over-year increase in seven years as a growing number of metropolitan areas posted higher median values in the fourth quarter of 2012, the National Association of Realtors said. Favorable affordability conditions, increasing rent rates, demand for housing and job creation are some of the drivers leading to solid home price performance, said chief economist Lawrence Yun at NAR. “Home sales are on a sustained uptrend, mortgage interest rates are hovering near record […]

A look at stories across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues: Not only will FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums be increasing 10 to 15 basis points, but they will also become permanent, creating room for alarm among lenders who fear lower-income homeowners will be squeezed out of the market. U.S. Federal Housing Commissioner Carol Galante announced the changes in late January. Many are arguing that, for a loan designed to help lower-income families and first time […]

The suburbs have the highest concentration of wealthy people, more so than cities, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. The wealthy tend to stay near major population centers, according to the study. For example, the region with the highest concentration of wealthy households in the nation is Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn., which is just north of New York City. Nearly 18 percent of residents there make more than $191,469 per year. In the nation, only 5 percent make that income. The […]