Sentences with phrase «recent home buyers said»

According to the National Association of REALTORS ®» 2012 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, nearly nine out of 10 recent home buyers said that heating and cooling costs were somewhat or very important when considering a home for purchase.

Nearly nine out of 10 recent home buyers said that heating and cooling costs were somewhat or very important when considering a home for purchase, indicating the importance of energy efficiency and environmentally friendly home features.

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In a recent report, CAR economists said that limited inventory and high prices are driving home buyers into the Inland Empire.

Home buyers turned away by conventional lenders — because of, say, gaps in their work history or a recent divorce — can prove to be reliable borrowers, he said.

OTTAWA — A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says home sales in Vancouver were already slowing before the plunge in recent months in the wake of a new tax on foreign buyers.

«Housing is so cheap here and you get so much more than you do in the U.K.,» says Paul Harris, a recent home buyer from Britain who had visited Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia several times before settling in Moncton last year.

According to the survey, 79 percent of recent buyers said their home is a good investment, and 40 percent believe it's better than stocks.

Brandon Laughridge presents FHA Down Payment May Rise Soon posted at Mortgage Loan Place Blog, saying, «It could much harder for new home buyers to secure any sort of mortgage in 2010 with the recent shakeup in FHA financing options.»

The National Association of REALTORS ®» 2014 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers showed that 19 percent of recent buyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what theBuyers and Sellers showed that 19 percent of recent buyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what thebuyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what thebuyers said they were influenced by what they saw.

More than 85 percent of buyers who say they plan to buy a home in the next year say they will wait until the spring or summer of 2016, shows a recent realtor.com ® survey.

According to a recent poll, 67 per cent of motivated home buyers intend to use a real estate agent to assist in their home buying, higher than any other source including family, real estate websites, friends and social media, says RBC.

«For home buyers, this is shaping up to be one of the most difficult years in recent memory,» says Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist of Veritas Urbis Economics, a firm that researches the housing market.

«Our business has evolved tremendously in recent years as more home buyers rely on technology to begin their home search,» said Dane Ellison, chief executive officer, RE / MAX Regional Services.

The poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid, also says that 30 per cent of recent first - time home buyers in Toronto had to pay some Toronto Land Transfer tax.

«Several metro areas with the healthiest job gains in recent years continue to see a large upswing in buyer demand but lack the commensurate ramp - up in new - home construction,» Yun says.

«The healthiest job market since the Great Recession and the anticipation of some buyers to close on a home before mortgage rates accurately rose from their historically low level have combined to drive sales higher in recent months,» says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist.

«Given the tight credit in recent years, many would - be normal home buyers for owner occupancy declined,» Yun said.

«The fall in home prices has opened opportunities for more families to enter the second - home market — the median income of investment buyers today is lower than it's been in recent years,» Yun said.

«Realtors ® know how important it is for buyers to be able to picture themselves living in a home and, according to NAR's most recent report, staging a home makes that process much easier for potential buyers,» said NAR President William E. Brown, a Realtor ® from Alamo, California and founder of Investment Properties.

When the development was under construction, some buyers showed interest, but more recent prospects say they would rather purchase the brand new homes in the development.

In fact, according to a recent National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) survey, 77 percent of buyers» agents said staging a home made it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as their future home, which decreased the amount of time it was on the market.

«REALTORS ® know how important it is for buyers to be able to picture themselves living in a home and, according to NAR's most recent report, staging a home makes that process much easier for potential buyers,» says NAR President Bill Brown.

A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections says it has «a good news story that flies in the face of all the recent doom and gloom about the state of the economy.»

Although 97 percent of recent buyers were satisfied with their home purchase, there are always features buyers would like that they don't have, says NAR Vice President of Research Paul Bishop.

(According to the 2012 National Association of REALTORS ® profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 53 percent of recent buyers said yard signs were an information source they used in their home searHome Buyers and Sellers, 53 percent of recent buyers said yard signs were an information source they used in their home seBuyers and Sellers, 53 percent of recent buyers said yard signs were an information source they used in their home sebuyers said yard signs were an information source they used in their home searhome search.)

At a recent home inspection, he says, the inspector recommended that the buyers increase the attic insulation to help the home retain heat, something the sellers could easily have done and touted as a sales feature.

«Forty - five percent of recent buyers used open houses as a way to find their dream home,» said Dana Decker, 2015 CCBR President, «Realtor ® Nationwide Open House is a great chance for buyers to do just that, as well as get an idea of what they can afford in the local market.

«Builders are reporting more serious and committed buyers at their job sites and this is reflected in recent government data showing that new - home sales and single - family construction are gaining momentum,» says NAHB Chairman Tom Woods.

«Given the tight credit in recent years, many would - be normal home buyers for owner occupancy declined,» Yun says.

The 2007 Profile of Buyers» Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors, says that since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 perBuyers» Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors, says that since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per cHome Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors, says that since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 perbuyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per chome, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per cent.

In British Columbia, where high housing prices have kept some buyers out of the market in recent years, 92 per cent of potential first - time buyers are now motivated by low interest rates and 96 per cent say lower home prices are likely to prompt them to buy.

However, higher incomes are particularly helpful for home buyers saving for a downpayment and help counter the negative effect of higher mortgage rates on housing affordability,» said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz in a recent issue of Eye on the Economy.

NAR's 2014 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, for example, showed that 19 percent of recent buyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what theBuyers and Sellers, for example, showed that 19 percent of recent buyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what thebuyers viewed online recommendations when searching for a real estate agent, and half of those buyers said they were influenced by what thebuyers said they were influenced by what they saw.

Although 97 percent of recent buyers were satisfied with their home purchase, most homeowners still said they would like more closet and storage space.