Total home sales increased 6 percent in 2012 over 2011 according to the January MarketPulse report from CoreLogic, a wide-ranging analysis of the housing market that anticipated good things for the real estate industry in 2013. With that 6

According to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), the number of metropolitan areas on the IMI list rose for a fifth consecutive month to 242 in January, marking what the NAHB calls “the latest

Google and NAR team up on housing study With housing search data from Google combined with buyer and seller behavior from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the story of today’s homebuyers and sellers is unfolding, and it is

Freddie Mac’s first Primary Mortgage Market Survey of the year shows that fixed mortgage rates continue to hover near their all-time record low, which the mortgage giant says is, “helping to keep homebuyer affordability high and aiding the ongoing

Buyers enjoyed unprecedented buying power last year, according to the National Association of Realtor’s Housing Affordability Index. Cruising past 2011’s record figure of 186, the index is expected to reach an all-time high of 194 for

Real estate is often considered the last truly “free” market in the U.S. economy, a sector that, unlike agriculture, manufacturing, education or health care, has avoided the influence of government to grow and prosper – or has it? According to a

Well, it’s finally happened. After months of speculation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finally announced its qualified mortgage standards, which are the new, defining lending guidelines for the nation’s

Proponents of renting have often argued that renting is less expensive that owning, and admittedly, the argument makes sense; after all, renters do not have to worry about repairs, insurance or property taxes, among the other additional costs owners

Federal regulators put the finishing touches on an $8.5 billion mortgage settlement with 10 of the nation’s largest lenders earlier this week, with the majority of the funds going towards delinquent homeowners in danger of losing their homes. With

Things have been looking up for the housing market heading into 2013, and we’re not just saying that because shadow inventory is falling, home sales at their highest mark in years and consumer confidence in the housing market is rising.

Real estate-related searches on Google have catapulted 253 percent since 2008, according to a joint study by Google and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In addition, the report, titled The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real

It looks like avoiding the apocalypse may have put consumers in the mood to buy. Americans continue to report confidence in the housing market despite concerns for their personal finances and the overall economy. Respondents to Fannie Mae’s December National

A new study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has found that the typical buyer of a single-family home will stay in the property for 13 years before moving out. That’s down from 16 years in 2011

You’ve read all about Gen Y already: they plan to eventually buy, are reshaping the multifamily market and have positive feelings toward the housing market, in general. But a new study found data that’s valuable to any agent with Gen

So far, news for 2013 is optimistic: shadow housing inventory continued to decline in the autumn months, falling by 12.3 percent year-over-year in October, according to the latest estimates from CoreLogic. In total, there were 2.3 million units in

When the U.S. Green Building Council met to discuss changes to its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system in December, it was met with resistance and controversy from several manufacturers. In fact, the manufacturers formed a group,