Contract signings for home sales climbed slightly in February as buyers emerged amid lower mortgage rates and moderating home prices. In February, NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index—a gauge of future home closings based on signed contracts—rose 1.8% from January. Compared to a year ago, pending home sales are down slightly by 0.8%, NAR reported. Full article here: More Home Buyers Go Under...
Location plays a big role in affordability and the ability to own a home. However, examining the numbers, the differences across markets are striking. This is when it becomes apparent that where people live can make such an enormous difference in the ability to buy a home. Full article here: Where Millennials Own Homes (512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com If you are unable to...
Austin ranks as the best major metro in the nation for women-owned businesses, according a new study that evaluated more than 200 cities across the U.S. The study by CoworkingCafe, an online listing service for flex workspaces, grouped U.S. cities by population size and assessed them based on 14 separate indicators across three categories: women’s entrepreneurship, economic conditions and the local...
You may have seen headlines on social saying the number of buyers backing out of their contracts is on the rise – and has recently reached a high not seen since 2017. That can sound intimidating. But it varies a lot by market. And here’s the key thing to understand if you want to sell. A lot of the time, there’s one common cause. And it’s something you can actually control. Full article here:...
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