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Where Are Home Sales Headed?

To understand where home sales are headed for the second half of 2013, it’s important to show the immense growth home sales have seen in the last quarter. In our first graph you can see the spike of growth in …
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Mortgage Rates – Where Are They Headed?

Mortgage rates have climbed almost 25% in the past quarter, which is forcing analysts to revise their projections for 2014. Above you’ll see a sample of respected approximations of where analysts think mortgage rates will be one year from today. …
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Home Prices Show Continued Growth in the First Six Months of 2013

Housing prices have continued to rise throughout 2013, helping to aide the housing recovery and urge sellers back to the market. Nationally, home prices are up 7.9% over one year ago. Despite the significant growth we have seen in the …
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Inventory Levels Increase in Second Quarter

Inventory levels saw historic lows throughout the first months of 2013, and home sales were “stuck” throughout the spring due to the limited number of homes available to buy. Today, inventory levels are slowly returning to normal conditions. As seen …
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The State of the Market — August 2013

A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® The Wisconsin real estate market has been very active so far in 2013.  Home sales for the first half of the year are up over 10% while homes coming to …
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Buying Still a Better Deal than Renting

According to Trulia, it is 44% cheaper to buy versus rent, and homeownership is less expensive than renting in all of America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. Why? Affordable mortgage rates have kept buying an attractive option for would-be renters in …
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Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate Market Data (by County)

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Join Shorewest for our Free Career Seminar — June 1, 2013

Interested in becoming part of the happiest profession in the United States? CareerBliss.com recently ranked the happiest jobs of 2013, with real estate agents coming in at number one. “Real estate agents have definitely weathered quite a financial storm over the …
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Mortgage Rates Remain Affordable, but Should Increase by the End of 2013

Although mortgage rates for the 30-year Fixed Rate Mortgage (FRM) hit their all-time lows in September and October 2012, low rates continue, making house buying affordable. The Federal Reserve has been artificially holding rates down to stimulate the economy, and …
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