Category Archives: Housing Market
Orlando MSA Logs 12% Rise in Median Price in December
According to the Orlando Realtors Association, the median price of homes rose 12% in December 2012 over December 2011. Excluding distressed sales, the median price in was $159,000. The cumulative median price for all of 2011 was $109,900 which is higher than 2010′s $108,500. Other numbers to note from the … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs Calls Bottom in U.S. Housing Market
Analysts for Goldman Sachs Hui Shan and Sven Jari Stehn predict that the U.S. housing market will reach a bottom in the second half of this year. The analyst built a model that considers equilibrium home prices for each of 147 metropolitan statistical areas. Data points include population, income, lending … Continue reading
Home Prices 2007-2010 Boom to Bust Interactive
Coldwell Banker has been putting out some great infographics lately. We wanted to vet them and pass the most relevant … Continue reading
Memphis Tops List of Most Affordable College Towns
Being the most affordable college town for housing doesn’t necessarily mean you have the best team. Coldwell banker ranks affordability … Continue reading
Institutional Investors Ready to Bet on Single-Family Homes
While real estate as a viable investment alternative for institutions has primarily been focused on real estate investment trusts (REITs), a report by Morgan Stanley suggests institutions shift attention to single-family homes. Oliver Chang of Morgan Stanley’s Housing and Securitized Products Strategy division co-authored the paper and believes that for … Continue reading
Memphis Rental Rates on the Rise
A combination of inflation and rental demand has caused rents to rise in 2011. Rents in Memphis reached a cyclical high of $752 in 2008, then fell 5% in 2009. Now demand for rentals has risen as many Memphians are unable to qualify for record low rate mortgages. Rents … Continue reading
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