by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 15, 2020 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
Compared to previous years, homeowners are opting to spend more time holding onto their homes, with the median tenure increasing by 3 years since 2008. As of 2018, the median duration of home ownership in the U.S. is 13 years. As should be expected, the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 11, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In December 1967 U.S. soldiers were attacking a North Vietnamese base camp in Vietnam. As it began to get dark, they dug in anticipating a night counterattack. Lieutenant Morris settled into his foxhole when King, their German Shepard war dog, jumped into the hole on...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 7, 2020 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
According to a REALTOR.com study, housing inventories dropped 12% nationally from 2018 to 2019, the largest year over year decline in nearly 3 years. As a result, the U.S. market has a large housing inventory under supply. This is occurring just as 4.8 million...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 3, 2020 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
Last blog I wrote about Arizona being a leader in population gain due to our job growth, housing market, and weather. So that raises the question – which state had the most outbound moves in 2019? For the second consecutive year New Jersey lost the most people....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 31, 2020 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The numbers show that Arizona continues to be popular with people from elsewhere, taking in 2.2 million new residents from other states since 2010 to 2018. Job growth, Arizona’s steady economy and lifestyle are the major reasons that people say they are attracted to...