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Housing Markets Most & Least Affected by Pandemic
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Latest report spotlights markets more and less vulnerable to impact of COVID virus
Counties along East Coast and Chicago most at risk
Location,...
New Home Sales Up Sharply in March
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- March sales volume exceeded all forecasts
New home sales jumped +20.7% in March
Rebound of New Home Sales in March
March 2021 new home...
Luxury Housing in Smaller Cities Thriving
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First-ever Emerging Housing Markets Index created by Wall Street Journal and realtor.com
Analyses based upon prosperity, vitality and diversity indicators as well as housing...
Economy & Jobs Picking Up Speed
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Commerce Department reports annualized economic expansion of 6.4% in Q1 2021
Labor Department reports decreasing initial jobless claims
Economy Picks Up in Q1 2021
The US...
Mortgage Fraud Risk on the Rise in Q1 2021
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Mortgage fraud risk increased +11.9% in Q1 2021, according to CoreLogic
Year-over-year trend up +7.7% from Q1 2020
Fraud risk levels increased...
Rental Property Owners Predicting “Bonkers” Summer
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Travel rebounding and with it, vacation-rentals market
Pent-up demand over the top
“One of the Most Exciting Times” in Vacation- Rentals Market
If you...
A Second Home in the South of France?
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French housing market resilient through 2020
Second homes a significant share of housing market portfolio in south of France
South of France Not...
House “Lifting” Becoming Big Business
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House lifting for waterfront real estate coming into its own due to climate change
Lifting a house higher is one strategy to...
Movers to Zoom Towns
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1 in 20, 5% of population, moved because of COVID pandemic, according to Pew Research
11% of population aged 19 – 29...
Lux Home Sales Increased 41.6% in Q1 2021
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Sales of luxury homes increased +41.6% in Q1 2021
Sales of affordable homes increased +7%
Sales of mid-priced homes jumped +5.9%
Redfin Defines Q1...
