RealtyTrac expands Homefacts app
RealtyTrac is expanding its Homefacts app to include email alerts that inform subscribers on the latest property information. Data available to consumers includes updated crime statistics, details of environmental hazards […]
Gender affects homeownership returns
It appears that owning a home is more profitable for men than for women. Both market value and appreciation rates are higher for single men owning a home than for […]
Charlotte-area home sellers see 14% gains
Those selling their homes last year in the Charlotte metro realized, on average, a $23,000 gain on their purchase price, according to RealtyTrac. The return for the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia region, which […]
RealtyTrac launches Home Disclosure Website
RealtyTrac has launched a website that provides consumers with property reports that might affect their decision to buy or rent a home. Users of the Home Disclosure application, upon entering […]
Charlotte-area home sales at 8-year high
Although home sales in the Charlotte market dropped off in August from July, they are at an eight-year high for the first eight months of the year, according to RealtyTrac. […]
Foreclosures up in region, state
The Charlotte region and North Carolina are seeing an increasing number of homes reverting to bank ownership, and on a much larger scale than seen across the nation. According to […]
Charlotte most active market for institutional investors
Homes bought by institutional investors in April in the Charlotte area reached a record high of 737, according to RealtyTrac, whose records begin in January 2011. The percentage of homes […]
Home auctions, repossessions up in Charlotte area
Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte metro area saw increases in scheduled auctions and bank repossessions on foreclosed properties last month, according to real estate information and analytics provider RealtyTrac. Bank […]
Local wage growth lags home-price gains
Home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth in the Charlotte metro area over the last two years by a ratio of 7 to 1, making it more difficult to save […]
Profits from local home flips down; Gaston Co. seen as ‘safe haven’
House flippers in the Charlotte region saw decreases in their gross profits and returns on investment in the fourth quarter when compared with the third quarter. The average gross profit […]
Foreclosure activity rises in Charlotte
The Charlotte metro area underwent a frenzy of foreclosure activity last month, posting large increases in scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. However, that doesn’t mean a wave of distressed properties […]
Number of ‘zombie’ foreclosures up 16%
The number of zombie foreclosures is rising in the Charlotte-area housing market, although as a percentage of all homes that are in the foreclosure process it remains steady. According to […]
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