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Case-Shiller: Annual Home Price Growth Slows for 13th Consecutive Month

June 27, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Case-Shiller’s 20-City Home Price Index for April showed further declines in home price growth with 2.50 percent year-over-year home price growth as compared to March home price growth of 2.60 percent. New York City home prices held steady month-to-month and Seattle, Washington’s home prices were unchanged year-over-year after posting 13 percent home price growth in 2018.

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

Fed Holds Key Rate Steady As It Watches Economic Trends

June 25, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Federal Reserve policymakers held the federal funds rate at its current range of 2.25 to 2.50 percent. Analysts speculated that the Fed may lower its key rate based on signs of slowing economic growth and the President’s encouragement to lower the Fed rate.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: FOMC, Interest Rates, Market Trends

NAHB: Builder Confidence Slips in June

June 20, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Homebuilder confidence dropped two points in June according to the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index. June’s index reading was 64, which indicates strong sentiment among home builders for current housing market conditions.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Market Conditions, Market Trends, NAHB

Case-Shiller: Home Price Growth Slows in March

May 29, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Case-Shiller Indices reported slower home price growth in March with a 3.70 percent gain year-over-year as compared to 3.90 percent home price growth for the year-over-year period in 2018. This was the slowest pace of home price growth in seven years.

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

5 Ways To Find Properties For Sale That Are Not Listed Yet

May 21, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Real estate agents, who are successful, know that getting listings is the life energy of their business. It is boring to sit around waiting for a new client to call. It is expensive to spend extraordinary amounts of money on general advertising to get listings. Clever real estate people learn how to find properties for sale before they are listed.

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

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