February Proves Boon For Sellers

By: Gem Home Loans

The price a home is listed for isn’t necessarily the price its buyer will pay. That’s especially true when the number of homes for sale is low, as it...

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New High For Homeowners Contract Signings

By: Gem Home Loans

When a home seller accepts an offer and a contract to buy is signed, that home’s sale is considered pending until it closes weeks later. Because of the gap...

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When Will The Hot Housing Marketing Cool?

By: Gem Home Loans

High buyer demand and low for-sale inventory have made for a hot housing market. Homes are selling quickly and buyers are having to compete for available listings. But, according...

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Home Prices Hit Decade High

By: Gem Home Loans

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices has collected home price data for the past 30 years and is considered among the leading measures of U.S. home values. Their most...

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Builders Confident In New Home Market

By: Gem Home Loans

Homebuilders know the housing market. Their business depends on it. That’s why the National Association of Home Builders keeps a monthly measure of how confident they are in the...

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If You Are Selling Your House Chances Are You Are Going To Get Your Asking Price

By: Gem Home Loans

Generally speaking, home prices rise more than they fall. If you look at year-over-year data, you’ll see home prices increase a few percentage points almost every year. There are,...

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Cities vs. Suburbs: Which Is Cheaper?

By: Gem Home Loans

A lot has been written about how the coronavirus and remote work have led home buyers to flee urban centers and head to the suburbs. The idea that Americans...

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2020 Marks New High In Home Sales

By: Gem Home Loans

The number of previously owned homes sold last year was the most in any year since 2006, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. Sales...

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