Sales are generally coming in slower this year compared to last year, and the market continues to find its way toward balance despite relatively low inventory. This may trick the housing novice into believing that the U.S. market is headed for a disap…

The yellow brick road to complete housing recovery has the trees whispering of rising home prices and low inventory. Luckily, these trees won’t throw apples at us. Even though improvements appear flat in nature as we progress through each month,…

Higher prices gave sellers reason for optimism in early 2014. As prices stabilize, some are sensing the formation of a counter-trend. Silly rabbits. Price alone does not determine the state of the housing market. Number of sales by housing segment, th…

April showers bring the Speedwell. This could have been the mantra if 1620 had gone differently (go ahead and Google it). Either way, the May flowers are rising high even as mortgage rates stay persistently low, which helps boost affordability regardl…

Market normalization and an improved product mix is presented as housing weakness by some. However, price increases, demand and an improving national economic scene paint a brighter housing landscape. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, tot…