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New Construction Market Trends

June 14, 2013

Tweet The United States Census Bureau released their annual report on Characteristics of New Housing this week.  The report contains historical data back to 1973 on construction trends in materials, size, price, and types of systems.  Of note to The Attias Group Real Estate is the size and price per square foot of new construction.  [...]

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Prices Continue to Rise Nationally and Locally

May 31, 2013

Tweet As housing continues to dominate local and national headlines, the through line of the story continues to be positive, if not exceeding expectations.  Data released this week by S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices show all three of their composites National, 20-city, 10-city, posting over 10% year-over-year increases.  Boston posted a 6.7% year-over-year increase and a [...]

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A Macro View on the Market’s Condition

May 24, 2013

Tweet As we reach the height of the spring market, The Attias Group Real Estate has done a macro analysis of the national market.  According to Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there are 132,353,000 housing units in the United States.  This number consistently rises to meet population growth.  Of the 132.353 million units, only fourteen [...]

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An In-Depth Look at Available Housing

May 17, 2013

Tweet This spring real estate market is the most active since 2007.  The market has reached the precipice of a sellers’ market in many communities, and in others it has completely transitioned.  This is a significant time in the overall recovery for real estate and The Attias Group Real Estate has been predicting this for [...]

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Inside in the Condo Market

May 3, 2013

Tweet As the spring real estate market flowers into full bloom, The Attias Group Real Estate is taking a closer look at the condominium market in several communities.  Condominium statistics are often discussed as part of the overall housing market, but The Attias Group understands the needs of the condominium buyer are different from the single-family [...]

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Mortgage Activity Rises as Housing Recovers

April 26, 2013

Tweet The Attias Group Real Estate firmly believes the lending community and real estate industry must maintain a solid partnership since this relationship serves as the foundation of the housing recovery and its continued current upward trend.  Statistics released recently by The Warren Group indicate the relationship is exceeding expectations.  According to the Warren Group, [...]

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First Quarter Forecast

March 29, 2013

Tweet The Attias Group Real Estate has been reporting that the spring market is incredibly active. In many communities the market has not only healed, but is gaining strength and momentum. Below are some preliminarily first quarter statistics compiled from January 1 to March 28 year-over-year.  A full first quarter report will be released by [...]

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Navigating the Shifting Market

March 15, 2013
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Tweet As more communities shift to a sellers driven market this spring, buyers, sellers, and renters are considering their position in the housing market.  Many sellers in the early spring market are now emboldened by multiple offers and more expedited sales; buyers, frustrated with lack of inventory, may consider putting off purchasing; renters could decide [...]

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Continued Recovery for Both Housing and Lending

March 8, 2013
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Tweet As most everyone remembers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were at the center of the most recent housing downturn; now Freddie Mac is reporting it has sustained a full year of profitability.  Income was reported at $4.5 billion for Q4 2012 up 55% from the $2.9 billion ending Q3 2012.  This level of profitability [...]

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Strong Forward Looking Indicators in New Construction

March 1, 2013
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Tweet The Attias Group Real Estate has forecasted the recovery in the housing market for quite some time; analyzing early indicators helped many of our clients get ahead of the curve.  Once again, our forecast has been confirmed by an additional independent source, housingviews.com, the blog published by the S&P Dow Jones Indices.  The Attias Group [...]

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