Follow Me on Twitter

Real estate markets to watch in 2012

Where will the “Hot” real estate markets be in 2012? What would be the best cities to buy real estate in? Boy, wouldn’t we all love to know the answers to those questions! Considering this is, by far, the worst, and longest lasting, downturn in the real estate market I have seen in my 33 years in the biz, and, last week, Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of REALTORS, called this a “very strange” market since the market was not reacting to low interest rates and high affordability, I think it is tough for anyone to predict what is going to happen. Having said that, Inman News came out with a list of 10 markets to watch in 2012 that they feel are showing “signs of strength” in areas including price-appreciation, jobs and a high rate of sales to population. Below you will find the list and, beneath that, you will find some charts on some of those markets I put together to show what the markets are like as well as some charts for some cities I think are worth watching that are not on Inman’s top 10 list. [...]

What are the hot spots in the U.S. attracting home buyers?

Well, I guess my wife and kids aren’t the only people that want to move to Florida! According to a report released by Trulia, house hunters from all over the country are searching for homes in Florida. In fact, of the top 10 metro areas where demand among online house hunters is strongest, seven are located in Florida! Florida also, according to the report, leads the list of states existing residents don’t want to leave as well with many times more people from outside of Florida searching for homes in Florida than searches outside the state by people living in Florida. The metro in the number 1 slot is Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida with 8.8 times more “inbound” property searches than “outbound” property searches. Wow! [...]

Best Real Estate Markets in the U.S? Nine of Ten Zips are in California

Dennis Norman

Multiple Offers and Homes Selling for prices ABOVE list price? Is this a reprint of a post from 2005?

Nope. Believe it or not, this is exactly what was in a report released this morning by Zip Realty. The report is based upon home sales activity in the second quarter of this [...]

Some Housing Markets Getting Hot Again

Dennis Norman

Zip Realty’s “Home Hunter” Report for 4th quarter 2009 shows some housing markets heating up.

 While some of the “hottest” real estate markets in the country — those where homes are selling most above their list prices — continue to be distressed areas dominated by heavily discounted prices, a report issued by ZipRealty revealed [...]