Tag Archives: Housing Market Index

U.S. Counties Report Improved Housing Market

| November 20, 2013

Local municipalities have seen improvement in the housing market based on a survey of 712 county governments. According to the Thomas Reuters and the National Association of Counties’ Annual Local Property Markets Survey, 72% of U.S. counties reported an increase in assessed property values. In addition, 64% of counties reported a rise in the volume […]

More Existing Home Sales, Fewer Houses Being Built Mean Shrinking Inventory

| February 21, 2013

The recent reports that came out from both the Commerce Department and the National Association of REALTORs paint a dark picture for prospective homebuyers who have either waited to buy a home until they had the money to do so or waited too long because they believed that home prices would drop even further. Commerce […]