by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 3, 2017 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
In the Western U.S. in last 2 months of 2016, the National Association of Realtors’ home sales index fell to its lowest level since the start of the year. But in the metro Phoenix area, sales were up 3.4% and inventory decreased 1.6% in December over November. So as...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 21, 2016 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Newly constructed homes are up 33% for the first 9 months of the year in the Phoenix metro area. The increases through June of this year already exceeded all of that for 2015 in almost all zip codes.
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 14, 2016 | Real Estate Facts & Figures, Selling Your Home
Neighbor disputes are one of the reasons people move, according to a survey from North American Van Lines. Half of Americans say they currently have a dispute with a neighbor, and 25% have called the police on them. 40% find it difficult to get along with their...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 7, 2016 | Home Ownership, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The home ownership rate in the Phoenix metro area has risen to 63%, a remarkable recovery for one of the cities hit hardest by the housing crisis, according to a report by Ten-X, an online real estate transaction marketplace. The increase surpasses the national...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 31, 2016 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
New homes 5,000 square feet or more increased both as a share of all new construction and in absolute number in 2015, according to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. In 2015, the share of new homes this size reached a post-recession peak of about 4% of new...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 27, 2016 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The America THINKS survey found that 83% of all Americans were as or more interested in living near accessible public transportation than they were 5 years ago, including 76% of Americans living in rural areas. This desire to live near public transportation has...
