History Colorado Museum Mixes Interactive Exhibits with Treasures from...
History Colorado, a new state-of-the-art museum that mixes high tech, interactive exhibits with treasures from Colorado’s early days, will hold its grand opening on April 28, 2012. The Society of...
View ArticleNational Association of Realtors Reports Home Prices Stabilizing
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that in the first quarter of 2012, the median existing single-family home price, or final sales price, rose in 74 of the 146 metro areas (51...
View ArticleNAR Chief Economist Sees Brighter Economic and Housing Conditions
Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), said there are many improving factors that are helping home sales. Yun was a speaker at the Realtors Midyear Legislative...
View ArticleCase-Shiller Index Shows Home Market May be Bottoming Out
The most recent S&P/Case-Shiller home-price indexes show a market in which U.S. home prices are still falling, but not as dramatically as in previous months. This is good news for homeowners and...
View ArticleVacation Home Buyers Jump at Deals on Short Sales, Foreclosures
The vacation home market, hit hard by walk-away owners during the real estate downturn, appears to be making a comeback, with sales growth in recent years exceeding that of primary residences. Central...
View ArticleHome Values Rise for First Time in Five Years
Home prices are finally bouncing back, according to an industry report released on July 24th. Nationwide, home values rose 0.2 percent year-over-year to a median of $149,300 during the second quarter,...
View ArticleHousing Market Expected to be More Durable
CoreLogic’s October MarketPulse report, a monthly publication that provides insight into the health of the U.S. Economy with emphasis on housing and mortgage rates, states that the 2012 housing...
View ArticleU.S. Housing Starts Increase to Four-Year High
Construction of new homes increased to a four-year high in October, which bodes well for the revival of the industry that’s vital to the recovery of the U.S. economy. Housing starts rose 3.6 percent...
View ArticleReport States Home Prices Positioned for Growth in 2013
The housing market is poised for growth in 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal article online. Home-listing prices were up 5.1 percent nationally in December on a year-over-year basis, according...
View ArticleColorado’s Resort Housing Market Rebounds in Six Mountain Counties
Real estate sales in Colorado’s high country reached their highest levels since 2008 in six resort counties. Sales in the last six months of 2012 ranked as one of the strongest since 2007. Sales in...
View ArticleFederal Government Extends Home Affordable Refinance Program Two Years
The Obama administration’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) has been extended for two more years. HARP had initially been scheduled to expire at the end of this year, but will now run through...
View ArticleHomes Selling Quickly Due to Strong Demand and Limited Inventory
Limited inventory and strong demand means that homes are selling nearly three times as fast as normal, according to CNBC. The average number of days a listing stayed on the market in April was 46,...
View ArticlePending Home Sales Rise as Market Continues to Recover
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said recently that its seasonally adjusted index for pending sales of existing homes rose to a reading of 106 in April, up 0.3 percent from the previous...
View ArticleKentwood Real Estate invites you to explore our new blog!
Our blog is moving! In an effort to enhance the overall usability of our website we have begun the process of migrating our blog content over to its new location on our main website,...
View ArticleHomes Selling Quickly Due to Strong Demand and Limited Inventory
Limited inventory and strong demand means that homes are selling nearly three times as fast as normal, according to CNBC. The average number of days a listing stayed on the market in April was 46,...
View ArticlePending Home Sales Rise as Market Continues to Recover
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said recently that its seasonally adjusted index for pending sales of existing homes rose to a reading of 106 in April, up 0.3 percent from the previous month...
View ArticleKentwood Real Estate welcomes you to our new blog!
Welcome to the official and brand new blog for Kentwood Real Estate! Here’s where you’ll find the latest news on everything real estate, local and national, from our knowledgeable Realtors here in...
View ArticleEconomy Positioned for Stronger Second Half
Economy Positioned for Stronger Second Half Nation’s Housing Recovery Remains a Positive Contributor The ongoing housing recovery coupled with improvement in both consumer confidence and the labor...
View ArticleHome Value Appreciation Rate Hits Six Percent for First Time Since 2006
National home value appreciation rose again in July, up 0.4 percent from June to a Zillow Home Value Index of $161,000, according to the July Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. Home values were up six...
View ArticleMajority of Homeowners Plan Fall Home Improvement Projects
More than half (52 percent) of homeowners in the country plan to make home improvements or additions this fall, according to the Zillow Digs Fall Home Improvement Trend and Spending Survey, compared to...
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