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Young Home Buyers Are A Growing Trend

September 4, 2019 by Robby Oakes

A new group of young American adults is emerging as home buyers. These are the young adults who were born after 1995 and are part of the demographic group named Generation Z (Gen Z). In 2019, there are 31.5 million Gen Z members who are adult age. This will increase to 44.5 million adults in this demographic group by 2032 as all the younger members become adults.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Conditions, Market Trends, Real Estate

Are Tiny Homes Here To Stay?

August 30, 2019 by Robby Oakes

The average size of an American home has been increasing since the 1970s. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) reports that, in 1973, the median size for a new home in the United States was 1,660 square feet.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Trends, Real Estate, Tiny Homes

Join Or Create A Real Estate Investors’ Pool For Fun And Profit

August 29, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Many baby boomers are reaching retirement age. If they set up their financial planning well, while younger, they should have accumulated enough wealth to have some discretionary money available for making investments.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Market Trends, Real Estate

Case-Shiller: June Home Prices Grew at Slowest Pace in 12 Years

August 28, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Home price growth continued to slow in June according to Case-Shiller’s 20-City Home Price Index. 17 cities reported higher home prices in June, but three cities reported lower home prices month-to-month. Seattle, Washington was the only city to report lower home prices year-over-year in June.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, Market Conditions, Market Trends

Boom Or Bubble? – Home Prices Hit Record Highs Across America

August 20, 2019 by Robby Oakes

The rapidly rising home prices currently found in many parts of the United States make it seem like the Great Recession of 2008 never happened. It took approximately eight years for home prices to recover the values that were equivalent to those they had before the recession.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Conditions, Market Trends, Real Estate

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