Our Blog County-by-County Real Estate Data, May 2014 Learn what’s happening in your market area by clicking on your county link. You’ll find helpful information, including a year-to-year and quarterly comparisons of new listings, closed sales, median sales price, active listings and months of inventory. Jump To: Brown … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter State of the Market — May 2014 A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® Throughout the first quarter, Wisconsin and the nation have seen an overall decrease in the number of home sales. This year’s extreme cold during the first quarter clearly held buyers … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter Distressed Property Sales Continue to Fall, Impacting Overall Home Sales Although national home sales declined by 7% year-over-year, this graph portrays a more accurate picture of the housing market as a whole. It’s important to note why home sales in the $0-$100,000 range have decreased so dramatically — distressed home … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter Home Prices Continue to Gain throughout the United States Despite the cyclical downturn the housing market experiences during winter, home prices continued to rise in the first quarter, indicating the overall health of the real estate market. The chart shows the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which measures the 20 … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter Low Inventory Once Again Major Player in Real Estate Market Little by little, inventory levels are increasing throughout the United States. Although levels are increasing, they are unfortunately not increasing fast enough to meet the demands of the housing market. Year-over-year inventory shown in this graph shows the challenges we … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter Mortgage Rates Remain Historically Affordable, Will Increase Throughout 2014 Although mortgage rates for the 30-year Fixed Rate Mortgage (FRM) continue to climb, historical perspective shows that rates are still relatively low. Home buying in 2014 will remain more affordable than in past decades, but rates will continue to … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter First Quarter Wisconsin Home Sales Down, Prices Continue to Rise With colder temperatures and serious snowfall continuing into March, home sales dropped for the third consecutive month in Wisconsin, according to the latest statistics released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). Compared with March 2013, home sales declined 11.3% in … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Quarterly Newsletter My Best Advice to Home Buyers A Letter from John Inzeo, Vice President, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation It’s time for the Triple Crown — three annual horse races that showcase the best of the best at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. These annual spring … Read More Tags: Q2, Quarterly Newsletter Categories: Mortgage, Quarterly Newsletter Shorewest Reports: One Third of Americans Spend Too Much on Rent CNNMoney recently reported new data — one out of three Americans now live in an unaffordable housing market, categorized where rent for a three-bedroom home eats up more than 30% of the monthly median income, the traditional benchmark for housing … Read More Tags: buying a home, CNNmoney, harvard, home affordability, Home Ownership, home owning, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Q2, Quarterly Newsletter, real estate news, rental crisis, renting Categories: Home Buying, Quarterly Newsletter, Real Estate News Ask an Agent: the Timeline for Purchasing a Home (Infographic) Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or someone who has purchased before, the timeline of events can often be confusing. We’re here to help! Our simple infographic outlines the entire process of purchasing a home in seven steps, with a … Read More Tags: ask an agent, buying a home, first time home buyer, Home Buyer, Home Buying, home buying advice, infographic, Q2, Quarterly Newsletter, shorewest, Shorewest Realtors, tips and advice Categories: Home Buying, Quarterly Newsletter Page 14 of 16« First‹ Previous10111213141516Next ›