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Another Top-10 List — Degrees Providing the Quickest Path to Homeownership
Owning a home remains the American dream for most people. A recent study by the New York Federal Reserve found that 72.3 percent of renters either Preferred or Strongly Preferred to be homeowners....
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Another Top-10 List — Toughest Markets to Sell a Starter Home and Move Up
As Millennials move in to first-time buyer-starter homes, the existing occupants need to move up to move out. In some markets that is easier than others. In many locales that will be challenging given...
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Another Top-10 List — Best (and Worst Worst) Markets for Potential Savings
While some markets pay more than others, the higher pay may be more than consumed by a greater cost of living. Once again I invoke the TINSTAANREM axiom — There Is No Such Thing As A National Real...
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April 2017 Existing Home Sales Up 1.6 Percent Year-Over-Year But Down 2.3...
Existing home sales, though up 1.6 percent from a year ago, stuttered in April 2017, dipping sequentially from 5.70 million in March 2017 on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) to 5.57 million...
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Another Top-10 List — Most (and Least) Affordable U.S. Beach Towns 2017
The season has started as the annual exodus for Americans to the beaches or mountains ramps up. With more than 95,000 miles of coastline, when temperatures rise many Americans head to the crisp,...
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Another Top-10 List — Metro Markets With the Highest Hidden Costs of...
There is more to buying a car than just the purchase price. After buying the car, the owner still faces insurance, annual taxes and licensing, fuel, tires, batteries, maintenance, and for some, tolls...
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DrTCJ’s Tweets April 19, 2017 – June 8, 2017
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Another Top-10 List — Hottest U.S. Housing Markets May 2017
As the housing market reaches the annual summer apex, the severe shortage of inventory coupled with strong housing demand is seeing limited selection of listings and record-low number of days on the...
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Existing Home Sales Rebound in May 2017, Up 2.7 Percent Year-Over-Over with...
Existing home sales, after stuttering in April 2017, rose 2.7 percent in May 2017 versus a year ago to 5.62 million based on a Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) according to the National...
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Housing Sales Forecast — June 2017
Each month Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the MBA forecast housing sales and price appreciation rates for coming years. As you will see, there is neither a consensus nor even agreement in how the data are...
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Residential Purchase and Refinance Lending Volume Forecast Update — June 2017
Each month, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the MBA update their quarterly and annual forecasts for residential lending volumes – for both refinance and purchase transactions. The forecasts span a...
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Another Top-10 List — Hottest (and Coldest) Housing Markets in the World
Housing is a function of local markets but is driven by a global economy that varies dramatically from place-to-place. Local, national and global economies and market dynamics come into play. If you...
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Another Top-10 List — Best Markets to Buy a Vacation Home Without Breaking...
As 44 million Americans return from their 4th of July vacations, no doubt many wish they owned a vacation home where they had just visited. Others are actively contemplating the purchase of a...
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Another Top-10 List — States With the Greatest Expectations for Home Renovation
Home renovation and remodeling means business. In 2016, just Home Depot and Lowes alone had combined annual sales of $159.6 billion. That’s what we call big business in Texas. Further stimulating the...
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Another Top-10 List – Best Lake Towns in the U.S. 2017
There is something mesmerizing about the water, be it oceans, lakes, rivers or streams. Even just to look at water provides a soothing nature. Proof of the popularity of water near housing is in the...
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DrTCJ’s Tweets June 9, 2017 – July 6, 2017
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Another Top-10 List — Best Cities for 1st-Time Homebuyers
Buying the first home, other than perhaps marriage, is one of the top decisions that many people make in their life up to that point. A mountain of factors contribute to the decision including...
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Another Top-10 List — Most (and Least) Expensive College Town Housing Markets...
As August approaches, college students across the country are packing up to head back to the classrooms, football games and late-night escapades (for some). But it’s just not college students getting...
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Residential Buy Versus Rent by State
One of the largest decisions anyone makes is whether to purchase or rent a home. The answer is not always straight forward. Many factors are required to reach a financial solution: home price,...
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Another Top-10 List — America’s Best Big Cities in Which to Live
Big cities are becoming bigger in the U.S. at a quicker pace as they hit a 21st Century growth spurt. Not surprising, given the vast array of opportunities, entertainment, activities, economic growth,...
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