National Wave of Existing Home Sales

A tidal wave of existing home sales flooded the nation’s housing market last month, pooling to a decade-high pace, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR). Total existing home sales, including single-family, condominiums and townhomes, grew 2.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.60 million in October, up from 5.49 […]

REALTORS REPORT ON NATIONAL ACTIVITY

Fewer resale homes for sale, declining affordability, appraisal issues and lender processing delays are the key issues affecting the level of national home sales, according to the latest Realtors Confidence Index Survey, a report produced by more than 50,000 Realtors across the country. This said, most professionals remain confident about the outlook for the housing […]

OLDER AMERICANS READY FOR HOUSING MARKET

Three out of four homeowners born before 1961 are confident they will have a financially comfortable retirement according to the Freddie Mac 55+ Survey, a comprehensive survey of the housing perceptions and preferences of Americans over age 55. “The overwhelming message of the survey is that home ownership works. The “American Dream” delivered greater financial […]

FLORIDA ECONOMY TO OUTPACE NATION

Spurred by rising job growth and home construction, the state’s economy is expected to continue to grow at a faster pace than the national forecast for the next 4 years, according to the latest forecast from UCF economist Sean Snaith, director for the Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the UCF College of Business Administration. “The […]


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