Category: Real Estate
What You Said: May 13-19, 2013
RE: “Trulia Discounts Housing Bubble Fears” Summary: According to Trulia, although home prices are rising again there is no reason to be concerned at present about another housing bubble. Analysts say that home prices are, at this time, undervalued on a national level, whereas at the time of the last housing bust they were 39 [...]
Cold, Hard Numbers: 8.1 Billion
Fannie Mae’s pre-tax income, in dollars, for the first quarter of 2013. This is the largest quarterly pre-tax income for the government-controlled GSE in the company’s history. Last year, Fannie Mae reported a pre-tax income of $2.7 billion for Q1 2012[1]. “It is good news that both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are returning money [...]
Realtors’ Median Income on the Rise
Realtors’ pockets are starting to feel slightly less threadbare these days, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Median gross income for realtors rose 25 percent in 2012 over 2011, climbing from $34,900 to $43,500 over that 12-month period. “Median realtor income had fallen by 35 percent during the housing [...]
Trulia Discounts Housing Bubble Fears
With home prices once again on the rise, homeowners are happy but some analysts are worried that the housing market could be headed for another bubble. Trulia analysts, however, reassured “bubble-phobes” this week that they do not need to worry about a housing bubble in the near future. According to the data firm’s “Bubble Watch” [...]
Training & Education: 3 Amenities that Will Bring in Tenants in Droves
When you think about renting a home, you probably think first about how much space you want to have and whether or not you’ll have access to a pool and fitness center. However, there are some amenities that fly “below the radar” but that can attract tenants in droves to otherwise fairly standard rental properties. [...]