Appreciation

Is Your Home Your Primary Retirement Asset? If So, You May Be In Trouble Study Says

A new study by the firm Fidelity Investments seems to warn off homeowners from counting on home equity as a primary vehicle for their retirement. Now, I am a firm believer in spreading out ones assets…

15Feb2007 | Tom Royce | 6 comments | Continued

Top 10 Cities For Appreciation in the Next 5 Years (2007-2012)

If you are looking for where appreciation should be the best over the next 5 years, Business 2.0 has come up with a list for you. It measures expected appreciation over the next 5 years and which citi…

13Feb2007 | Tom Royce | 12 comments | Continued

As Residential Real Estate Struggles, REITs Soar

As residential real estate is working to find its footing, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have been soaring over the past year, up on average 35 percent. These are some very positive numbers fo…

2Feb2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Economy Grows 3.5 Percent in 4th Quarter Even With Housing Slowdown

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The economy has grown at a rate of 3.5 percent for the 4th quarter in 2006, higher than economists projected. Many have said that the slowdown in construction would cause a significant recession in the country by this time. [...]

31Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

High Insurance Costs Hurting Coastal Real Estate Sales

After the hurricanes of the past few years, the insurance companies have significantly increased the insurance costs for homeowners living in coastal regions of the southeastern United States. These insurance increases have had a factor in slowing down the housing boom along coastal Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolinas.
If you think about it, it [...]

31Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Canadian Real Estate Appreciated 11% A Year Over Long Term

The buying and holding of real estate over a long term to create wealth is not a surprise to many, but a study out of Canada shows the long term benefits of owning real estate. When you factor that you will have housing costs to pay, and typically hold a mortgage against the property, the [...]

24Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 5 comments | Continued

Which City Is The Most Expensive To Buy In: London or New York?

Both London and Manhattan are very expensive cities to buy and live in. And in the face of housing issues in both England and the United States, these cities are holding their own and housing prices are increasing. The main reason is that they are the centers of finance for their countries and the financial markets [...]

23Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued

Worst Year Since 1990 For Massachusetts Real Estate

While this is not surprising to those watching the market, Massachusetts had its worst year for real estate in over a decade. While on paper this is a tough year, the price drops are not even touching the equity developed over the past few years so the only ones that are getting dinged are the [...]

22Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 2 comments | Continued

New York City Real Estate Values Up 19 Percent

It looks like the bubble has not popped in New York City yet. While the suburbs surrounding the Big Apple has slowed, the city itself has seen an amazing appreciation in values.
Repeat after me, All Real Estate is Local, All Real Estate is Local, All Real Estate is…

According to city finance officials, between May [...]

15Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 1 comment | Continued

2007 Housing Market Forecast - Mixed Signals

We have discussed the housing market forecast for 2007 some on this site, and will follow it closely as the year progresses and we move from forecast to analysis. A round table was held recently with some of the top industry prognosticators and was covered in the Sun Sentinel by Robyn A Friedman.

David Seiders, [...]

8Jan2007 | Tom Royce | 0 comments | Continued