real estate market trends: Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Trends - May 2016
- 07/05/16 12:42 AM
When putting a home on the market, there is a lot to consider. How will you find a REALTOR®? What should you price the home? And the big one—is the home ready to sell? Most sellers know to get rid of clutter and fix any big or obvious problems. But what else can sellers do to get top dollar for their home? The National Association of REALTORS has identified some staging tips for various rooms in a home. After all, NAR research shows that 81 percent of buyers believe it is easier for them to picture themselves in a home when (0 comments)
real estate market trends: Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Trends - November 2015
- 12/23/15 02:15 AM
Now that Christmas is just a few days away, Realtor.com has ranked the HOTEST Real Estate Markets in November. The temperatures may be dropping but California real estate is hot, hot, hot scoring 12 of the top 20 spots with San Francisco as #1. The good news for the rest of the country is trends always seem to start in California and move eastward. This bodes well for our local market in 2016! Take a look at our local market trends for November: November 2015 Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Update Midtown Montgomery real estate sales statistics for November 2015, show the number of homes sold increased (1 comments)
real estate market trends: Midtown Montgomery Market Trends - September 2015
- 10/28/15 09:22 PM
A biennial opinion survey on housing issued conducted by the National Association of Realtors shows that fears of selling have abated dramatically since the housing recovery went into high gear two years ago. Over the past two years, homeowners’ confidence in recouping the price they paid for their homes has risen 29 percent. Seller confidence extends to their outlook for next year. Four in ten adults in the survey (41%) expect prices to rise in their market. Some 47 percent said prices will stay the same and only 6 percent expect them to decrease. Take a look at how many successful (1 comments)
real estate market trends: Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Market Trends - 2010 vs 2011
- 02/07/12 03:58 AM
Environmentally friendly features have become more important to home buyers according to the 2012 Home Buyer and Seller Profile published by the National Association of Realtors. The importance of various features such as heating and cooling, energy efficient appliances and lighting, landscaping, and an environmentally friendly community differ by region.
Commuting costs and environmental efficiency have increasingly factored into home buying decisions due to higher energy costs, but also due to overall concern for the environment. Factors that are most important to buyers are those directly related to the buyers’ pocketbook. Heating and cooling costs were at least “somewhat” important to 87 percent (0 comments)
real estate market trends: Midtown Montgomery Real Estate Sales - May 2011
- 07/06/11 03:31 PM
Despite the ups and downs of the housing market, home owners and non-owners alike consider owning a home essential to the American Dream according to a survey conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) by Public Opinion Strategies of Alexandria, VA, and Lake Research Partners of Washington, D.C. The survey results show that Americans see beyond the immediate housing market to the enduring value of homeownership. An overwhelming 75 percent of the people who were polled said that owning a home is worth the risk of the fluctuations in the market, and 95 percent of the home (0 comments)