En los últimos seis años, el ser propietario de vivienda ha perdido algo de su encanto como una inversión financiera. Al sufrir los propietarios de vivienda a través de la crisis de la vivienda, más y más han empezado a cuestionar si ser propieta...

Hoy en día, muchas conversaciones de bienes raíces se centran en los precios de la vivienda y hacia donde se dirigen. Es por eso que nos gusta la encuesta Home Price Expectation. Cada trimestre, Pulsenomics encuesta a un panel nacional de más de ...

Aun estando ‘en y alrededor’ del negocio de bienes raíces por más de 30 años; seguimos confundidos acerca de la importancia que juntos, el vendedor y el agente en bienes raíces pone en la publicidad. Décadas atrás, anunciar una casa era important...

La semana pasada, Discover Home Loans divulgo una encuesta interesante que revelo que tan preparados están los compradores de casas en cuanto al proceso actual de una hipoteca. La encuesta informo que 94 por ciento de los posibles compradores cre...

Nuestro fundador, Steve Harney, ocasionalmente pide hacer un post personal en lo que él considera importante para nuestra industria. Hoy es uno de esos días. ¡Disfrute! – El equipo de KCM Ayer, Zillow anuncio la adquisición de Trulia. Algunos ...

Aquí hay cuatro buenas razones que considerar al comprar una casa hoy en vez de esperar. 1. Los precios seguirán en aumento La encuesta The Home Price Expectation sondeo un panel distinguido de más de 100 economistas, estrategas de inversión, y...

Aunque el mercado de la vivienda se está recuperando muy bien, no esta tan bien como algunos analistas habían pronosticado. No ha habido escases de excusas ofrecidas en cuanto a porque: El aumento en las tasas de interés, normas crediticias más r...

El gestor de dinero, multimillonario John Paulson fue entrevistado la semana pasada en la conferencia Delivering Alpha presentada por CNBC e Institutional Investor. El audazmente declaro: "“Sigo pensando que, desde una perspectiva individual, el...

A recent survey by Zelman & Associates revealed that 38% of those between the ages of 25-29 years old and 42% of those between the ages of 30-34 years old believe that a minimum of 15% is required as a down payment to purchase a home. A recent...

(English) We are pleased to have KCM Founder and Chief Content Creator, Steve Harney, do a personal post today. Enjoy! That is what a headline announced in a CNNMoney post Monday. They were quoting Karl Case “an economist whose name is synonym...

(English) New reports are revealing that the number of months’ inventory of existing homes available for sale is increasing. Some of these sellers are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. There is no way for us ...

(English) In a post earlier this week, we suggested that the Millennial generation’s struggles with student debt and the overarching concept of homeownership are not the reasons for so many first time buyers hesitating to move forward with the pu...

(English) Whether you are a first time buyer or a move-up buyer, you should look at the projections housing experts are making in two major areas: home prices and mortgage rates. PRICES Over 100 economists, real estate experts and investment &...

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(English) Are you thinking of buying a home? Are you dreading having to walk through strangers’ houses? Are you concerned about getting the paperwork correct? Hiring a professional real estate agent can take away most of the challenges of buying....

(English) We are often asked why there is so much paperwork mandated by the bank for a mortgage loan application when buying a home today. It seems that the bank needs to know everything about us and requires three separate sources to validate ea...

(English) Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today, instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a distinguished panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing...

(English) American consumers’ perception of the residential real estate market was revealed in a recent survey by Edelman Berland. They interviewed 2,500 Americans who are “in the market” to buy or sell a home. Respondents were between 25-64 year...

(English) Many experts are currently discussing a variety of topics such as real estate as an investment, the movement on mortgage interest rates and reasons to buy now instead of waiting. It is important that we realize that this does not apply ...

(English) A recent study revealed that the number of existing home owners planning to buy a home this year is about to increase dramatically. Some are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. Another study shows that o...

(English) Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why  the Home Price Expectation Survey is a great barometer. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred econ...

(English) Whether you are buying or selling a home, you need an experienced Real Estate Professional to lead you toward your ultimate goal. In this world of instant gratification and Internet searches, many sellers think that they can For Sale by Own...

(English) Eric Belsky is Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University. He also currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Housing Research and Housing Policy Debate. Last year he released a paper on ho...

(English) A recent study by Harris Poll revealed that, for the same price, forty one percent of Americans would prefer to buy a newly built home instead of an existing home. Twenty one percent prefer an existing home while thirty eight percent didn’...

(English) Today's post is written by Steve Harney of Keeping Current Matters. I have been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for as long as I can remember. In my opinion, it is the single greatest source of financial information and ins...