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2017 SCE Housing Survey Finds Increased Optimism about Home Price Growth

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released results from its February 2017 SCE Housing Survey, which provides information on consumers’ housing-related experiences and expectations. The survey, which is part of the broader Survey of Consumer Expectations, shows an increase in home price growth expectations, especially for growth during the next year. In addition,…

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May 23, 2017
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Eight Ways to Test Out a Home Before Making an Offer

While that newly renovated home looks great in photos, what’s really behind that real estate listing could be too good to be true. When it comes to assessing a potential new home, the savvy buyer knows to relentlessly sleuth for any hidden problems. Like you would at a car dealership, test drive your potential future…

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May 16, 2017
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What’s the Best Time of Year for Home Buyers?

The start of the busy home shopping season in early spring is a time of optimism for would-be home buyers—more new listings come on the market in spring than any other time of year. Come late spring, however, that optimism may turn into desperation as fear of missing out on the season’s newly listed homes…

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May 8, 2017
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Five Realities of Cul-de-Sac Life

Buyers usually clamor for homes on cul-de-sacs, often paying as much as 20 percent more for houses on these idyllic dead-end streets. Typically associated with a rounded end to facilitate the slow flow of cars, cul-de-sacs conjure up visions of quiet suburban bliss, far removed from the dangers and noise of high-speed traffic. But there also can be…

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May 2, 2017