by Jeff Sorg | Jun 12, 2017 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Home sales to first-time homebuyers up 11% during First Quarter 2017 By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (June 12, 2017) RICHMOND, VA., June 8, 2017 – Over the past 10 years, three million first-time homebuyers have been kept out of the home purchase market, according to...
by Jeff Sorg | Apr 18, 2017 | Mortgage, Real Estate
All three components posted losses in April By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 18, 2017) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS – Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained solid in April, falling three points to a level of 68...
by Jeff Sorg | Mar 2, 2017 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate, Washington Real Estate, Washington Real Estate
On average homes listed in early May sell nine days faster and for one percent more OnlineEd Blog (March 2, 2017) – Zillow– Listing a home toward the end of spring significantly increases a seller’s chances of selling their home faster and for more...
by Jeff Sorg | Feb 28, 2017 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
Pending home sales fell 2.8% in January in the National Association of Realtors® Pending Home Sales Index OnlineEd Blog WASHINGTON D.C. (February 27, 2017) — Insufficient supply levels led to a lull in contract activity in the Midwest and West, which dragged down...
by Jeff Sorg | Dec 30, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
U.S. housing market regains value lost during the housing crisis By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 30, 2016) – Zillow® is reporting that the housing market saw a strong year of appreciation, growing 5.7 percent in value, or $1.6 trillion. The U.S. housing...