Tag Archives: Spring Season

US Pending Home Sales Tick Upward in March

“Contract activity has been in a narrow range in recent months, not from a pause in demand but because of limited supply,” said Realtors chief economist Lawrence Yun in a release. “Little movement is expected in the near-term sales closings, … Continue reading

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How to be the Most Attractive Homebuyer

The spring season tends to flood the housing market with buyers, and in markets with low inventory levels, the competition is stiff. As home prices continue to recover and interest rates remain at near-record lows, some houses are receiving multiple … Continue reading

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Sellers Seem To Be In Control In Denver Real Estate Market -

DENVER (CBS4) – It’s a seller’s market across the Denver metro area right now. That’s because home prices are on the rise. Inventory is driving the market. One home in Lakewood went under contract in only three days. Robert Strong … Continue reading

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Mortgage Applications Could Mean Hot Summer for Housing

After holding in lackluster territory for much of the spring season, weekly mortgage applications took a huge jump, signaling that the usual summer slowdown is perhaps, holding off. Applications to purchase a home jumped 13 percent week-to-week, according to the … Continue reading

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Denver-area home sales climbed in April

Metro-Denver home sales climbed in April as the spring home-selling season kicked off. Buyers placed 5,681 homes under contract in April, up 7 percent from March and up 20 percent from April 2011, said independent real estate consultant Gary Bauer. … Continue reading

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Expectations rising for housing market’s spring season

“This spring will be the litmus test for housing demand,” says Steven Ricchiuto, chief economist for Mizuho Securities USA. The spring season typically runs March through June but may have started early this year because of unseasonably warm weather. While … Continue reading

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Home Builder Confidence Surges Amid Big Headwinds

Home builders are more confident about their market today than they have been in over four years. Buyer traffic, current sales, and sales expectation are all improving, at least according to the latest sentiment index from the National Association of … Continue reading

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Spring Housing Season

I don’t know what the official end of the Spring housing market is, but it seems as if the experts have called the close, and it ain’t great. Last week, after the folks at the vaunted SP/Case Shiller Indices put … Continue reading

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Spring Housing Ends on a Sour, Sinking Note

I don’t know what the official end of the Spring housing market is, but it seems as if the experts have called the close, and it ain’t great. Last week, after the folks at the vaunted SP Case Shiller Indices … Continue reading

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Entire State Puts Homes on ‘Clearance’ Sale

“This week the cost of buying a home is coming down, way down,” begins the radio ad. The big home builders do it all the time; holiday sales, weekend sales, special end-of-the-year clearance. Now the state of Maine is doing … Continue reading

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