Barclays: Home Prices to Rise 10% This Year

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, April 25, 2013

 

  

Home prices will likely climb 10 percent in 2013 and 8 percent in 2014, according to Barclays analyst Stephen Kim, who recently upgraded his view of the housing market from neutral to positive.

Kim told The Wall Street Journal recently that low mortgage rates are helping to make buying more affordable than renting in many markets.

About “18 months ago, the industry was nothing much to look at: dilapidated foreclosures were flooding the market, home equity had suffered the worst retrenchment in a generation, and housing starts and sentiment were far below historic troughs levels,” Kim notes. “But after stabilizing in 2012, both new and existing home prices are now accelerating much more rapidly than in the 1990s cycle.”

10 Predictions for Housing in 2013

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, January 17, 2013

  

The new year could be the best year in real estate in years, but the housing recovery still remains fragile and challenges remain, says Dave Liniger, RE/MAX co-founder and chairman.

Liniger recently offered up some of his predictions for the new year:

1. More buyers and sellers return to the housing market.
2. Home sales increase 6-7 percent while home prices increase 3-4 percent.
3. Inventory of for-sale homes will hit bottom.
4. Higher-priced listings begin to sell more.
5. The number of distressed properties continues to drop.
6. The shadow inventory continues to fall.
7. Short sales rise, reaching a peak.
8. Mortgage rates rise slightly by year's end from record lows.
9. Lending remains constrained for home buyers.
10. Home affordability remains at record highs.

Best Places to Live 2012

名單出爐了:

Best Places to Live 2012

Our annual real estate guide to finding your happy place.

By Kimberly Blanton

March 2012

WHAT MAKES FOR a great place to live, anyway? For some, it’s a prestige ZIP code or top schools. For others, it’s a sense of community or abundant green space. Whatever you’re looking for, “now is a good time to take a calculated risk and make a move,” says Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren Jr. Want in on the attractive mortgage rates and low prices? We consulted real estate agents, residents, and town officials to find the most interesting opportunities within the I-495 loop, logging close to 600 miles along the way. Here are 14 towns, cities, and neighborhoods — some up-and-comers, some already-theres — you’ll love to call home.

點選連結, 供參考, 哪些城市上榜?

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/2012/02/boston-best-places-to-live-2012/2/

Home Buyer Tips: Purchasing Power

比起1989年, 現在的麵包,油價和房價都上漲了,

這是每年的通貨膨脹造成你的購買力(Purchasing Power)下降;

但有趣的是, 你購買房屋的能力 (affordability) 卻因現在房貸利率的創新低,

反而增加了.

請看影片:

影片來源:Keller Williams Realty

Happy Holidays

                                     

 

                                     

Interiors by Anita + Holiday Decor'

Holiday Decor' 

by Anita



Entry Door  --- the first impression





Include your outdoor spaces into your design



Don't leave your window boxes empty.

Those greens (pine) were from the broken tree branches

 hit by the October storm. They still keep freshly green in the soil.....

For the breezeway/mudroom entry door

The Entry Hallway

The family Room ---

 Keep it fun with colors and patterns.....,

 so kids can have their own gathering place.