Buyers spend a lot of time looking at properties online, touring homes on the Sunday open house circuit and talking to their real estate agent. They’re laser-focused on finding the best home that meets their needs. The problem is, buyers sometimes don’t take the long view of a property. They’re only looking at a home...
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The green home is about to be upon us, in a big – or at least bigger – way. It may amount to one-third of the entire market by 2016, according to industry publisher McGraw-Hill Construction. Harvey Bernstein, the company’s vice president for industry insights and alliances and a civil engineer, explained how green has...
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Good news keeps rolling in on housing. Caveat: Improvement is relative. Prices still are stuck in the basement. Millions more foreclosures will hit the market in coming years. But with feet firmly on the ground, there’s no reason not to enjoy the spate of recent reports showing housing finally moving off the critical care list....
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NAHB recently unveiled an index that tracks housing markets on the mend, the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). The IMI is intended to draw attention to the fact that housing markets are local and that there are metropolitan areas where economic recovery is underway. The index measures three readily available monthly data series that...
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A new analysis suggests that home prices will begin to rise later this year. It’s been a rough five and a half years for the American homeowner. Since the housing bubble reached its peak in early 2007, Americans have watched helplessly as $7 trillion in housing wealth evaporated. At many points during this ugly plunge,...
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Portland is known for being a biking mecca, ranking high in national studies for our legislation, miles of trails and favorable conditions. May is National Bike Month, and Friday May 18th is National Bike to Work day. So to celebrate, the experts behind Walk Score recently announced the addition of Bike Score. Walk Score, is...
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Several housing experts are predicting that this year will be the last chance for homebuyers to cash in on the weak housing market. Buying a home may never get any cheaper than this. Several housing experts are predicting that this year will be the last chance for bargain hunters to cash in on the best...
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Reality check: greening up your home does not have to be a lifestyle downgrade. Over the last few years there are some rather fabulous, somewhat selfish perks to making green changes to your home and your lifestyle. Here are a handful of them, in honor of Earth Day. 1. Save Money Now. When it comes...
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Each quarter, Fannie Mae releases their National Housing Survey. They survey the American public on a multitude of questions concerning today’s housing market. Some of the findings most interesting for the most recent report: 84% of the general population believes that owning a home makes more sense than renting. The Most Important Reasons to Buy...
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We believe that 2012 will be the year that home sales start to climb again. Over the past thirty days, more and more experts are saying the same thing. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO “I believe we’re very close to the inflection point. People look at prices that are still coming down but all the...
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