Category Archives: Warranty Service

U.S. commercial real estate is expected to stabilize and perform better going forward. Cautiously optimistic about the modest economic growth and job creation, Lawrence Yun, chief economist of National Association of Realtor, predicts that the overall drop in vacancy rates, … Continue reading →

The North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA) recently created a Membership & Legislative video for all local HBAs to utilize. The first video entitled “The Value of Membership” was designed to give new and existing members an overview of all … Continue reading →

People feel positive around Thanksgiving, but folks on Wall Street spent the week in a decidedly negative mood. They were put there at the start by Congressional leaders who couldn’t get past partisan politics to deal with our nation’s fiscal … Continue reading →

The patient approach advocated by the 1st Marquess of Halifax is proving to be the right tactic for mastering today’s housing market. Last week, October Existing Home Sales inched up to an annual rate just under 5 million units. And … Continue reading →

Last week some observers felt there were signs home building may be starting to rise. October Housing Starts came in above expectations at a 628,000 unit annual rate. Off a mere 0.3% from the month before, starts are now up … Continue reading →

The Barnes residence is part of a growing line of new homes marketed to multigenerational families, a category that increased by 30 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. KB Home, Lennar Corp. and PulteGroup Inc. … Continue reading →

The National Association of Home Builders is speaking out against the use of foreclosures, short sales, and other distressed properties used as comparables to new-home in appraisals. In a speech to the Appraisal Institute in August, NAHB Chairman Bob Nielsen … Continue reading →

      There is no doubt that the housing market is stumbling to a recovery.  This past week Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, predicted a 4% increase in sales next year. Last month, Celia Chen of Moody’s Analytics projected … Continue reading →