Travel Restrictions and quarantine issues have forced the global workforce into an increase in remote work and dependence on virtual meeting tools. With restrictions easing, global mobility is expected to rebound and continue to expand. The need for a relocation provider to manage international assignments, executive relocation, and global moves continues to grow. There are … Read More
Home prices accelerated through the second quarter, hitting an annualized appreciation rate of 21.2%. Before 2020, the strongest quarterly advance was the 11.0% annual rate recorded in the second quarter of 2005. Over the past year, prices have risen 17.4%, the strongest pace of appreciation over four quarters in the 30-year history of the data.1 … Read More
Wildfires can pose particular dangers to both lives and property because they often begin unnoticed and can spread quickly. According to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)¹, windborne embers present a significant threat from wildfires and are the primary cause of most building ignitions. Other wildfire threats include radiant heat and direct … Read More
New home sales slipped 6.6% in June to stand at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 676,000 units. That’s the third consecutive monthly decline, and the pace fell below 2019’s annual rate for the first time since April 2020.1 The number of completed new homes on the market stood at 36,000 units in June, a … Read More
Transferring an employee across the country or internationally can be a major undertaking. This is especially true if the department responsible for coordinating the logistics is already busy performing essential duties for your company. Hiring a relocation management company can help simplify and expedite the moving process—not to mention save you and your employees time, … Read More
Existing home sales rose 1.4% in June to stand at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 5.86 million units. The gain breaks a string of four monthly declines. The sales rate over the past five months (February through June) is 10.1% slower than the sales rate over the previous five months (September through January). Of … Read More
Is More Affordable Housing On The Horizon? – Real Estate Market Update by Kevin Graham July 8,2021 Industry Insider Real Estate Agent If you follow the housing market closely, you might be realizing the market is ripe for a bit of a course correction. You can see the evidence in the data we’ll go … Read More
If you have ever moved from one state to the next, you know there are many important logistics to coordinate along the way. This includes selling your home, finding a new place to live, hiring movers, signing leases, applying for a mortgage, etc. And that is only the move itself. When you get to a … Read More
U.S. Review Home Sales Moderate as Pandemic Tailwinds Ease The housing data headlined this week’s light schedule of major economic reports. Sales of both new and existing homes fell in May. Both declines were in line with expectations, which had been tempered by earlier declines in mortgage applications and pending home sales. May’s drop in … Read More
Consumer prices rose 5.0% in the year ending in May, the highest year-over-year reading in almost 13 years. Year to date, consumer prices are rising at a 6.5% annual rate. From 2015-19, the CPI rose at a 1.8% average annual rate.1 Excluding the volatile food and energy sectors, the “core CPI” rose 3.8% in the … Read More