New homebuyers today have many things to choose from: wood floors or tile, granite or stainless steel countertops, central air or window units. But later this year, you'll be able to decide if you want to make your space a fully Apple-supported smart home, built from the ground up.
Read more... http://mashable.com/2016/06/15/apple-house-homekit/#apDRAXCNOuqN
HONG KONG: Sizzling home price rises in China's biggest cities showed signs of easing in May but sharp gains appeared to be spreading to smaller cities, making policymakers' job harder as they look to support the faltering economy without inflating bubbles.
Read more... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/china-home-prices-rise-fa/2883530.html
Buying your first home conjures up all kinds of warm and fuzzy emotions: pride, joy, contentment. But before you get to the good stuff, you've got to cobble together a down payment, a daunting sum if you follow the textbook advice to squirrel away 20% of a home's cost.
Read more... https://www.houselogic.com/buy/first-time-home-buyer/down-payment-assistance/?cid=pm_pn_bidtellect_cac
We often talk about investing with purpose, or repurposing with purpose, but how many of you know any Real Estate Developers who actually do it? Paying lip service is not the same as doing. This project takes these concepts to an entirely new level!
Read more... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mountain-hotel-resort-repurposed-wounded-veterans-lon-dunn
A decent two-bedroom rental today will cost you on average more than you could afford working full time on the local minimum wage everywhere in America — in every state, every county, every metropolitan area. No matter how you draw the geography. Whether you live in Sioux Falls or San Francisco.
Read more... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/25/how-much-a-decent-apartment-costs-you-in-every-county/
Real estate agents are flummoxed by a housing market that's still trying to recover a decade after its historic collapse.
Agents are getting higher commissions as home prices rise, but have fewer houses to list because homeowners are reluctant to sell. Many owners don't want to put their homes on the market until they have more equity to use toward higher-priced properties, agents say. And the uncertain economy has left owners inclined to hold on to their homes. Meanwhile, there are more agents in the market competing for commissions than even just a few years ago.
Read more... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/agents-real-estate-market-fun-39368581
IRVINE, Calif. – June 2, 2016 — RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the nation's leading source for comprehensive housing data, today released its Q1 2016 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows that 6.6 percent (43,740) of all single family home and condo sales in the first quarter of 2016 were flips, a 20 percent increase from the previous quarter and up 3 percent from a year ago to the highest rate of home flips since the first quarter of 2014.
Read more... http://www.realtytrac.com/news/real-estate-investing/q1-2016-u-s-home-flipping-report/
