Fifty-one percent of real estate professionals say they expect home values to increase in the next six months, a rising number from 48 percent in the second quarter, according to HomeGain’s third quarter National Home Values Survey of real estate professionals and home owners. Meanwhile, thirty-four percent of home owners say they expect home values to increase in that time period, up from 27 percent in the previous quarter. “Optimism about the direction of home prices continues to grow,” says […]

U.S. housing prices are starting to creep up from the rock-bottom levels of recent years, which is prompting foreign buyers to invest now before the bargains disappear. Traditional favorites, such as Florida, Arizona, Texas, and Southern California, stand to benefit most as they scoop up the deals still remaining in those preferred destinations. Canadians — accounting for nearly a quarter of home sales to foreign buyers in the 12 months ended in March, according to the National Association of REALTORS® […]

The street name of a neighborhood can affect the asking price on a home, at least according to a new survey by Trulia. Trulia analyzed the median asking price per square foot among various types of address suffixes, like “Lane” and “Park.” Street addresses with the words “Boulevard,” “Place,” and “Road” were found to have higher average asking prices than homes with addresses ending in “Avenue,” “Drive,” or “Street,” according to the Trulia study. For example, homes that were located […]

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The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it will be increasing the revenue standards for businesses in 58 categories, including several in real estate. The SBA’s size standards reflect the maximum amount a firm can have to still be considered a small business. SBA periodically reviews its size standards to make sure it reflects up-to-date marketplace conditions. Within the real estate and rental and leasing sector, SBA announced it will increase standards for 21 categories. That will allow more than […]

A quarter of Americans say they want to put off purchasing a home until they know who the next president will be, according to a poll conducted on behalf of MortgageMarvel.com of more than 2,500 adults. “It’s understandable that a considerable number of people say the upcoming election would give them pause for thought,” says Rick Allen, chief operating officer of Mortgage Marvel. “There has been speculation that tax policies could change depending upon who wins. Some have even indicated […]

The shadow inventory of troubled mortgages and foreclosed homes saw a 1.2 million decrease in the first half of the year, according to research conducted by JPMorgan Chase. Chase researchers expect that progress to double before the year’s end, too. That would then bring the shadow inventory to more than 4 million, which is down from the 6 million peak reached in 2010. A rising number of short sales has allowed more banks to clear the shadow inventory that has […]

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Vacant homes from the foreclosure crisis are being blamed for creating blight in neighborhoods across the country and even presenting safety issues for those who live nearby. While vacant homes are blamed for dragging selling prices down, home owners who live nearby report that not enough is being mentioned about the affects these deteriorating homes has on them. The abandoned homes are often left to deteriorate during a lengthy foreclosure process, causing lawns to become overgrown, roofs to leak, animals […]