Across the country, signs abound almost everywhere that the housing market crisis may officially be over. Big homebuilders are reporting solid earnings. Retail giants Home Depot and Lowe’s are seeing all-time high profits for renovations. Likewise, business is booming for paint maker Sherwin-Williams, mattress company Tempur Sealy, and appliance king Whirlpool. How long can this… Continue reading 2015 Utah Housing Market Predictions
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2015 Idaho Housing Market Predictions
The northern state of Idaho may be known in popular culture first and foremost for its beautiful network or dams and locks and for its famous waterfalls, but its economic profile is what makes it truly unique and interesting from a real estate point of view. The 14th largest state in the country and the… Continue reading 2015 Idaho Housing Market Predictions
2015 Texas Housing Market Predictions
Unlike the rest of the country, Texas did not see a large drop in home values during the recession. The state saw lower unemployment rates than the rest of the nation, and there was no influx of investors buying up distressed properties simply because there were no excessively undervalued properties available to buy. Right now,… Continue reading 2015 Texas Housing Market Predictions
2015 Oklahoma Housing Market Predictions
The 2015 Housing Market in the state of Oklahoma is a sellers market. According to Susanna Lorg, the president of the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors, the most active price range is the entry-level buy-in range, which includes houses priced between $120,000 and $150,000. With inventory still low throughout the state, sellers maintain a… Continue reading 2015 Oklahoma Housing Market Predictions
2015 Iowa Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
In last year’s market overview for the 2014 Iowa real estate market, we wrote that this state’s local housing market was one of the few actually maintaining stable growth throughout the last 2 years. The 2008 recession hit most local housing markets pretty hard: the real downward effects of the recession were actually only visible towards… Continue reading 2015 Iowa Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
2015 Wisconsin Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
The Wisconsin real estate field has been known among realtors to be slow at best if not downright deprecated following the effects of the post-recession. The past year (2014 through mid-2015) brought with it a 0.1% rate of decline to the 2015 housing market in Wisconsin. Those were only the ripples of a longer period of depression. Things only… Continue reading 2015 Wisconsin Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
2015 Illinois Housing Market Predictions
If you are interested in the latest information about the Illinois Real Estate, you have come to the right place. After covering the 2014 Illinois Housing Market, we have analyzed current data and prepared housing market predictions for the state of Illinois in 2015. After a barely visible increase of just 0.5% in 2014, the… Continue reading 2015 Illinois Housing Market Predictions
Housing Market Predictions for 2015 West Virginia Real Estate
Since 2010 onward, West Virginia has slowly bounced back from being one of the two worst economies nationwide. The state finally pulled out of its slump. Housing markets braced for a long sought after recovery. Meanwhile, the state held the second lowest number of foreclosures which provided endurance for West Virginia real estate. Morgantown was among the first cities to… Continue reading Housing Market Predictions for 2015 West Virginia Real Estate
2015 Michigan Housing Market Predictions
The Michigan Housing Market experienced a slow increase in the first half of 2015. Current reports seem to indicate that the rise will continue even more vigorously for the next year (until mid-2016 and presumably on afterwards). Currently rated as the 13th out of the 50 states, Michigan’s economy is considerably one of the strongest in the… Continue reading 2015 Michigan Housing Market Predictions
2015 Arkansas Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions
Known as the “Natural State,” Arkansas offers both residents and tourists alike a number of outdoor recreation opportunities. But Arkansas also has an economy that has evolved to meet today’s demands. Six Fortune 500 companies call the state home, including the world’s leading retailer Walmart. CNBC ranks Arkansas as the 20th best state in the… Continue reading 2015 Arkansas Real Estate and Housing Market Predictions