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Builders saw more sales of newly built single-family homes last month, as the spring selling season got underway. New-home sales posted a 4 percent increase in March month over month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday. New single-family homes reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000 units in March, the second highest reading since the Great Recession. The West and South regions of the U.S. led to most of that uptick.“We
Public art has been linked to building booms and price increases for residential real estate. That's why developers and city planners alike are working to weave art throughout new real estate projects and public spaces.“Developers are beginning to see that if they want to attract tenants, they have to offer them more than just four walls,” says Barbara Goldstein, a public art planner and consultant in San Jose, Calif. “We’re going to see
The monthly payment for an entry-level home is on the rise. And the rising costs may be one reason why first-time buyers are making up a lower share of buyers this spring. First-time buyers comprised 30 percent of existing-home sales in March, which is down from 32 percent a year ago, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS®.Monthly housing costs for an entry-level buyer increased $136 to $1,641 nationwide, a 9 percent increa
As rates pressed higher last week, it seems to have been enough to make would-be home shoppers hit the pause button. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday that loan application volume—for both refinancings and home purchases—dropped 0.2 percent for the week and are now 0.8 percent lower than a year ago.Applications for both refinances and home purchases stalled last week, with applications to refinance dropping 0.3 percent and a
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More luxury buildings are trying to lure buyers by touting amenities focused on finding inner peace and lowering stress. The homes are touting everything from meditation courtyards with silken hammocks to open-air yoga studios and herbal gardens filled with calming plants.The rising popularity of wellness in real estate suggests that it’s working in attracting upscale home buyers. Luxury developers are offering morning yoga, mindfulness coache
Many real estate professionals and firms use blogging as a way to capture prospects online through localized real estate content. But how can you get more eyes on your posts? AllBusiness, a business marketing and financing resource, recently highlighted several essentials to successful blog posts, including: Use an attention-getting headline: Give readers enough information to entice them to want to hear more. “Sometimes adding emotional
Homeowners and buyers are increasingly interested in sustainability, which is leading more real estate pros to promote environmentally responsible features and business practices. Sixty-one percent of REALTORS® recently surveyed say that consumers are interested in sustainability, according to the REALTORS® and Sustainability 2018 Report.Seventy-one percent of agents and brokers reported that promoting energy efficiency in listings is either s
Following population trends, the U.S. should be adding more than a million households each year for the next few years, economists note in Freddie Mac’s April Outlook report. But higher housing costs and a delay in younger adults’ buying are prompting an uptick in shared living arrangements, multigenerational households, and delayed household formation.“The broader economic environment remains favorable for home sales,” says Len Kiefer, F
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