Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are slowing the pace at which they're buying homes. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Pending Home Sales Index fell 1 percent in August. The Pending Home Continue Reading
Archives for September 2011
Case-Shiller Index : 85% Of Tracked Cities Showed Home Price Improvement In July
Standard & Poors released its monthly Case-Shiller Index this week. The Case-Shiller Index measures home price changes from month-to-month, and year-to-year, in 20 select U.S. cities. It also reports a "national" index; a composite of the values in said cities. The Continue Reading
New Home Sales Figures Better Than Reported
According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slid for the fourth straight month in August, easing 2 percent from July. On a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, home buyers bought 295,000 newly-built homes last month. August marked the lowest new home Continue Reading
Existing Home Sales Jump; Home Supplies Falling
Are home resales rebounding? According to the National Association of REALTORS®, Existing Home Sales rose 8 percent in August from the month prior, and 19 percent as compared to August of last year. "Existing homes" are homes that are previously owned; ones that cannot Continue Reading
How To Clean Your Home Gutters
With the change of season, it's a good time to make sure your home's gutter system is clean and well-functioning. Home gutters serve a specific purpose. By capturing and funneling rainwater away from a home "footprint" water damage to walls, windows and roofing can be Continue Reading
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