All Blog Posts Tagged 'Nashville' (56)

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES INCREASE 18 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY – PENDING SALES SURPASS 2,000 Press Release by Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS® (March 7, 2013)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 7, 2013) – There were 1,784 home closings reported for the month of February, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®.

This represents an increase of nearly 18 percent from the 1,515closings reported in February 2012.…

PREPPING TENNESSEE LAWNS AND AZALEAS FOR SPRING!

March is a terrific time to focus on the maintenance and care of our lawns and Azaleas. Perfect World Landscapes, LLC has kindly provided the following articles to this month’s In The…

JANUARY PENDING HOME SALES UP IN ALL REGIONS Article by: Daily Real Estate News (February 28, 2013)

Pending home sales rose in January, and have been above year-ago levels for the past 21 months, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. There were healthy monthly gains in all regions but the West, which, despite being constrained by limited inventory, still improved slightly.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking…

NEW-HOME SALES GAIN STEAM

Article by: Daily Real Estate News (February 27, 2013)

Sales of new single-family homes in January rose to its fastest pace since 2008, leading to more confirmation that the…

WHERE IS AMERICA MOVING? ATLAS VAN LINES ANNOUNCES 2012 MIGRATION TRENDS 10 states shift to balanced states; Popular destinations remain Southwest and Mid-Atlantic Coastal States PRESS RELEASE: Atlas Van Lines; January 1, 2013

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — According to one of the nation’s leading movers, Atlas Van Lines, there have been more shifts from inbound and outbound to balanced states in 2012. The…

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES INCREASE AT MID-YEAR

Press Release: Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®; 070312

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 3, 2012) – There were 2,453 homes sold in the month of June, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. That figure is up 20.8 percent compared to the 2,031 closings reported for June 2011.

Second-quarter numbers are up, with 7,139 closings reported, a 24.7…

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES, PENDING SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN MAY… Number of closings is best in four years

Press Release: GNAR; June 7, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2012) – There were 2,500 home closings reported for the month of May, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This represents a 28.5 percent increase from the 1,945 closings reported for May 2011.

Year-to-date…

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 9, 2012), GNAR – There were 2,186 home closings reported for the month of April, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This represents an increase of 25 percent from the 1,747 closings reported for April 2011.

Year-to-date closings are also up compared to 2011 with 7,041. That is a 24.5 percent increase compared to the 5,655 closings…

Article by: National Association of REALTORS®; Daily Real Estate News, Thursday, April 26, 2012

MARCH PENDING HOME SALES RISE, MARKET RECOVERING

Pending home sales increased in March and are well above a year ago, another signal the housing market is recovering, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 4.1 percent to 101.4 in March from an…

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES SEE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FOR MARCH AND 1ST QUARTER … Pending Sales Also Remain Strong

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 9, 2012) – There were 1,963 home closings reported for the month of March 2012, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure represents a 17.3 percent increase compared with 1,673 closings in March of 2011.

Numbers for the first quarter of 2012 were 4,855 closings, up 24.2…

Business and Life is Good: Greater Nashville Area!

The Greater Nashville area continues to be a national leader for relocation of businesses and home buyers. The consistent success of our reputation is credited to the joint efforts of our business, community, government and neighborhood leaders.

Janet Miller, Chief Economic Officer, with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has kindly submitted her observations of Business is Good: Nashville Leads…

Article by: Daily Real Estate News (March 23, 2012)

30-Year Mortgage Rates Edge Above 4%

Mortgage rates moved up quite a bit this week, following higher bond yields and improving economic data, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.

“Mortgage rates are catching up with increases in U.S. Treasury bond yields, placing the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate above 4 percent for the first time since the end of October 2011,” says…

Article by: Daily Real Estate News (March 21, 2012)

February Existing-Home Sales Slip But Up Strongly From a Year Ago

February existing-home sales declined from an upwardly revised January pace but are well above a year ago, while the median price posted a slight gain, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales were up in the Midwest and South, offset by declines in the Northeast and West.

Total existing-home sales, which are…

Article by: Daily Real Estate News; March 16, 2012

30-Year Rates Stay Below 4%, Affordability High

Mortgage rates are staying low by historical standards, despite inching slightly higher this week following a positive job report and increasing bond yields, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.

“An upbeat employment report for February caused U.S. Treasury bond yields to increase over the week, and mortgage rates followed,”…

Article by: Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®

GREATER NASHVILLE HOME SALES INCREASE OVER 33 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY … Pending Sales Continue to Rise

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 8, 2012) – There were 1,515 home closings reported for the month of February, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®.

This represents an increase of 33.6 percent from the 1,134 closings reported in February 2011. Year-to-date…

Article by: Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®

2012 HOME SALES BEGIN WITH INCREASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2012) – There were 1,377 home closings reported for the month of January, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure is up 25 percent from the 1,101 closings reported for the same period last year.

“The New Year has started with positive news for home sales in the Greater Nashville…

Article by: National Association of Realtors, (January 20, 2012)——————-

DECEMBER EXISTING-HOME SALES SHOW UPTREND

Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December from…

Article by: “Mortgage Applications Surge on Refinancing Demand,” Reuters (011812); Daily Real Estate News (011812) ————-

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS SURGE 23%

Record-low mortgage rates sparked a wave in mortgage applications for home purchase and refinancings last week, increasing more than 20 percent in a week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.

For the week ending Jan. 13, mortgage applications for refinancing applications jumped 26.4 percent…

Several recent indicators for the real estate industry are pointing to a market that is on the mend and entering recovery mode.

Housing experts’ predictions for the new year tend to center around a market stabilizing before entering a gradual, albeit very slow, recovery. However, the tone is more upbeat than it has been in years for the housing market.

Here are a few of the signs that are showing the market moving in a more positive direction:

Home…

More households are moving to East Coast states while leaving Rust Belt states — the area in the U.S. between the Midwest and the Northeast — where unemployment remains high, according to the latest Atlas Lines Migration Patterns study, which has tracked the nation’s moves since 1993.

For the fifth year in a row, Washington, D.C., had the highest percentage of inbound moves while Ohio had the highest percentage of residents leaving, or “outbound moves.” Meanwhile, western states…