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Is It Time for Young Families to Buy a Home?

February 1, 2012
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We have reported that almost six million adults between the ages of 25 to 34 are currently living with their parents. That number reflects an almost 50% increase since 2003. These young adults are now being advised to jump into homeownership. Who are the people selling them on the American Dream? Their parents! It seems [...]

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Where Are People Moving To and From?

January 27, 2012
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Another Bear Turns Bullish on Real Estate

January 25, 2012
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Two weeks ago, we posted When the Prophet Says Buy – BUY! In that post, we explained that a major bear on housing, John R. Talbott, is now bullish on the real estate market. Last week, another bear turned bull. Chris Thornberg, a former UCLA economist and a founding principal of Beacon Economics, was very [...]

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Real Estate 2012: Many Positive Outlooks

January 24, 2012
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There is a growing belief among many experts that 2012 will be the year housing turns the corner and starts heading in a more positive direction. Whenever we write a post like this, we unleash the hordes of critics who say we are again wearing rose colored glasses or are puppets being controlled by the [...]

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People Are Buying Homes AND GETTING MORTGAGES!

January 11, 2012
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Many believe that very few houses are selling and that almost no one can get a mortgage. We want to let everyone know that neither of these assumptions is true. Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Homes Sales Report. According to the report there are, on average, 12,109 homes selling in [...]

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5 Real Estate Trends to Look For in 2012

January 3, 2012
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Predicting trends during the most volatile housing market in American real estate history is no easy task. We strongly believe these are the five real estate items we should keep an eye on in 2012: 1. Buyers Will Return In 2011, a lack of consumer confidence in the overall economy dramatically impacted the housing market. [...]

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