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Houston Real Estate Trends: It’s A Seller’s Dream

Erin Krouse in Homeownership   •   0 comments Apr 2, 2013

Based on ourlatest data, Houston’s real estate market for February 2013 was HOT for home sellers! Our data showed there were: Fewer homes on the market An increase in average and median sales price An increase in buyer demand An increase in sales units and dollar volume sold February year to date were just as

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Inventory Falls to Lowest Point in Three Years: February 2013 State of the Housing Market

David Cross in Market Trends   •   0 comments Feb 4, 2013

Inventory Falls to Lowest Point in Three Years: February 2013 State of the Housing MarketThe county’s housing inventory has fallen to its lowest point in three years. We have six reasons why the housing bubble made it nearly impossible for first-time home buyers find their dream house.

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Inventory Is Down, Way Down: January 2013 State of the Housing Market

Chris Kolmar in Market Trends   •   0 comments Jan 9, 2013

The major storyline of 2012 was that inventory drastically fell throughout the year, and as a result the median price per square foot for homes increased steadily.

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September Market Trends: 10 Cities with The Largest Decline in Inventory

David Cross in Real Estate Tips   •   0 comments Oct 4, 2012

September Market Trends: 10 Cities with The Largest Decline in InventoryMovoto analyzed some of the largest cities in the country to learn which have seen the largest decrease in inventory over the past 12 months. Cities on the West Coast lead the pack.

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Our Take on the San Francisco Housing Market: Wait for the Bubble to Burst

Kristin Crosier in Market Trends   •   3 comments Sep 6, 2012

Our Take on the San Francisco Housing MarketIf you’re considering buying in San Francisco, you might want to rethink your plan. Fog City is facing what we at Movoto Real Estate like to call one huge friggin’ housing bubble, with numbers falling across the board for potential home buyers.

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Is Instagram Real Estate’s Next Frontier?

Kate Folk in Real Estate Tips   •   12 comments Jun 27, 2012

The value of having professional photos taken for your house listings has been thoroughly documented. A well-composed photo using professional quality equipment can make a huge difference in how potential buyers perceive your listing, as the Wall Street Journal reported two years ago.

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Facebook IPO Will Create at least $1 Billion in Bay Area Property Value

David Cross in Market Trends, Opinions   •   1 comment May 14, 2012

Facebook billion button Using a conservative analysis we estimated that Facebook’s coming out party will increase property value in trendy Bay Area neighborhoods and cities by $1 to 2 billion.

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New Movoto Market Trends Widgets!

Lauren Tyson in Market Trends   •   0 comments Jan 24, 2012

Movoto.com is bringing the market to you!   Want a custom market trends widget on your local real estate market for your blog or website? Well, look no further because Movoto has widgets!    Introducing our new Movoto Market Trends widget to add to our growing set of real estate tools for the web-savvy buyer and real estate agent.

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How to Bring About a Housing Recovery

Stephanie in Discounted Homes, Foreclosures, Homebuyers, Homeownership, Inventory, Market Trends, Real Estate   •   0 comments Dec 5, 2011

When will the housing market recover? Whether you’re a homeowner, real estate agent, real estate company, bank, politician, or just someone who’d like to buy a home sometime soon, that question is one that just about everyone’s asked at one point or another over the last few years. Truthfully, we here at Movoto aren’t sure

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Diminutive Digs: 5 Tiny Pieces of Novelty Real Estate

Stephanie in Architecture, Design, Green Homes, House Features, Market Trends, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   0 comments Dec 2, 2011

On Wednesday, we mentioned a young man among our young entrepreneurs who have found real estate success by the name of Austin Hay. He built his own home — a 130-square-foot-plus house, constructed on a trailer base located in his parent’s backyard and costing less than $12,000. What Austin didn’t realize was that, by building

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