More Competition For Low-Priced ForeclosuresFebruary 2, 2017 | Steve MilneMore third-party buyers are stepping into the Sacramento area housing market. Those are investors who buy foreclosures to convert into rentals or resell at higher prices. Last year, 45 percent of foreclosure auction sales went to third-party buyers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Lead Nation In Home Price, Sales GainsNovember 30, 2016 | Steve MilneThere's good news and bad news in a new housing forecast out Wednesday, depending on whether you already own a home in the Sacramento area or are trying to buy one. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Homeowners Staying Put, Market StagnatingNovember 17, 2016 | Steve MilneSacramento's housing market has hit a logjam. Homeowners are staying in their homes longer to amass equity. That's shrinking the inventory of properties available for first-time home buyers . Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Area Home Prices Continue To Outpace WagesSeptember 29, 2016 | Steve MilneThis won't be news to people struggling to buy a home. But new data show housing affordability in the four-county Sacramento area is getting worse. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Fewer Sacramento Homeowners UnderwaterAugust 11, 2016 | Steve MilneA new report finds fewer Sacramento area homeowners were underwater during the second-quarter, meaning they didn't owe more than their home was worth. Research firm ATTOM Data Solutions says 8 percent of homeowners were underwater. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Home Prices Likely To SoftenAugust 8, 2016 | Steve MilneResearch firm Clear Capital says Sacramento area home prices have increased by 9.5 percent from a year ago. An analyst says prices will likely soften due to supply and demand - fewer first-time home buyers can afford to buy now. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Wages Not Keeping Up With Home PricesJune 23, 2016 | Steve MilneA new report finds that home prices continue to outpace wage growth throughout the country - including the Sacramento region. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Sacramento Area Home Sales, Prices Up In MarchApril 19, 2016 | Steve MilneA research firm says Sacramento County homes gained increases in sales and price in March. CoreLogic reports that the median price of new and existing houses and condos was $295,000. That was up 11 percent from March of 2015.
Report: Foreclosure Activity Below Pre-Recession LevelsApril 14, 2016 | Steve MilneA new real estate report finds that California is among a dozen states where foreclosure activity is now below the pre-recession average. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RealtyTrac: Investors Flipping Fewer Sacramento Area HomesMarch 3, 2016 | Steve MilneNew real estate numbers suggest investors are buying fewer Sacramento area properties to flip, or resell within a 12-month period. RealtyTrac says 6.8 percent of properties that sold last year were flips, an annual drop of nearly 13 percent. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
