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For years, the arguments surrounding real estate listing data have been contentious, loud and beaten to death, but the disagreements persist. Last summer, we dissected various terms of service to reveal that many entities sign over their rights to
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According to Midwest Real Estate Data, the volume of properties for sale in December 2012 was 73 percent less than the inventory recorded for December 2010. That is quite the inventory drop within two years! Below is a chart
Homebuyer demand has started out the year incredibly strong, according to Redfin’s February Real-Time Demand Pulse, a measure of both home tours and signing offers with Redfin
The latter winter months are often an awkward time for prospective homebuyers; though competition for real estate is sparse, inventory is often slim as well, and homebuyers are often caught between a rock and a hard place – buy
Consumer confidence in the housing market continued to climb in Fannie Mae’s January National Housing Survey, as more and more consumers approved in the direction of the housing recovery. Most notably, the percentage of survey respondents who thought that
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Improving Markets Index expanded to 259 metropolitan markets in February, according to the latest tally from the NAHB. That’s up from 242 in January, and all 50 states now feature at least
Zillow has taken a major step away from its core business model with the new “Zillow Digs,” a platform that, as AGBeat put it, is like a lovechild between Pinterest, Houzz and Tumblr, but with a fine splash of house porn
Home prices rose a robust 8.3 percent year-over-year in December according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That’s the biggest increase since May 2006 and the 10th consecutive monthly increase for the Home Price Index; additionally, prices increased
A number of prominent economic analysts are anticipating good things for the housing market in the coming months, with home prices, mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures all moving in positive territories and further strengthening the already recovering industry. The end
Asking prices increased 5.9 percent year-over-year in January in the latest Trulia Price Monitor, an assessment of all the asking prices on the website’s
By Peter Ricci It was just last week that we reported on a rather spectacular analysis of the U.S. rental markets, which found that rental demand would rise by 6.6 million units in the next three years. Fresh off
Despite a recession, economic adversity has done little to quell the passion of real estate professionals for their industry. According to the newest survey by WorkPlace Dynamics on U.S. businesses and industries, real estate was the nation’s best industry to work
Android, or iOS? Along with Bears or Packers, Duke or North Carolina, or Yankees or Red Sox, the Android v iOS rivalry is shaping up to be one of the more contentious in the modern era. And given the
Construction spending increased 9.2 percent in 2012, according to the latest analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau, closing out what has been the most positive year for the construction industry in the post-bubble housing
Foreclosure inventory fell in 2012 from 1.5 million homes to 1.2 million, a 19.5 percent decline that further demonstrates the progress the U.S. real estate made last year, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from