Housing Affordability Index Shows Improvement

Housing Affordability Index Shows Improvement

Just as the Spring sales season starts to heat up, housing affordability has improved. So, that’s according to Nationwide’s latest Health of Housing Markets Report. The report found that U.S. home price appreciation is slowing. For instance, it’s...
California Home Sales Drop 15% Year-over-Year

California Home Sales Drop 15% Year-over-Year

… Marking the second month in a row that home sales fell to the lowest level for a given month in 11 years. CoreLogic attributes this drop to a number of struggles in late 2018. First, affordability issues, stock market volatility and the government shutdown....
Where Pools Add Value to Your Home

Where Pools Add Value to Your Home

Sunny California Leads the Way In Los Angeles, homes with pools sell for $95-thousand more than comparable homes without them, according to a report from Redfin. Swimming pools are worth more in Los Angeles than they are in any other major U.S. metro area. Followed...
Top 10 Rising Housing Markets

Top 10 Rising Housing Markets

West Coast dominates the List SmartAsset is out with it’s list of the markets with the biggest rise in home values, and California came up big–again. We looked at Census Bureau data to rank the top 10 rising housing markets in America, considering the five-year...
Laundry Rooms Rank High

Laundry Rooms Rank High

They are the ‘must-have’ room on the list. Almost all home buyers want a laundry room included in their home. That’s more than any other home feature, says the National Association of Home Builders, What Home Buyers Really Want report. The survey asks...