United States
US real estate prices growing at fastest annual pace since 2006
National prices across the United States increased at their fastest annual pace since 2006, near the peak of the housing bubble, the latest index data shows. Home values are 6.5% higher than in November 2015, according to the Zillow Home Value Index which reached $192,500, just 2% short of the records set in 2007. However, […] The post US real estate prices growing at fastest annual pace since 2006 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Nationally US property sales increased in November but fell in some regions
The United States real estate market has had an outstanding end to 2016 with existing home sales rising in November for the third month in a row, data from agents shows. A big surge in the Northeast and a smaller gain in the South pushed existing home sales up by 0.7% month on month and […] The post Nationally US property sales increased in November but fell in some regions appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Just 11% of home owners in US now in negative equity, latest research shows
Some 11% of home owners in the United States still have loans worth more than their homes despite the recovery in the real estate market reaching its highest point, new research suggests. Prices are expected to rise more slowly in 2017 and while rising home values are freeing home owners from negative equity, allowing them […] The post Just 11% of home owners in US now in negative equity, latest research shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →