NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Data through November 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that the 10-City and 20-City Composites increased 13.8% and 13.7% year-over-year. Dallasposted its highest annual return of 9.9% since its inception in 2000. Chicago also stood out with an annual rate [...]

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As economic growth strengthens, PwC US anticipates continued momentum in travel activity to boost revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) in 2014. An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US shows the lodging cycle in a favorable stage, with above average occupancy levels and demand growth that continues to outpace hotel openings. [...]

TULARE – Tulare County officials say the number of building permits for both single family homes and commercial buildings increased sharply in 2013. County records show 3,363 building permits were issued in 2013 – up sharply from the 3,023 issued in 2012. “The value of county building permits issued in 2013 increased by $40 million [...]

SEATTLE, Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage, today released its latest survey of real estate agents. Data was collected from December 12 through December 14, and reflects responses from 468 Redfin real estate agents in 22 major metropolitan markets across the U.S. Redfin real estate agents: Indicate that it is still a good [...]

CHICAGO, Dec. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) research experts have polished off the firm’s crystal ball and it reveals a clear path to stronger performance expectations for commercial real estate in 2014. The firm’s top researchers believe the “global real estate disconnect” between buoyant investment markets and more cautious leasing markets that existed during 2013, [...]

CLOVIS – The sign on the front lawn of De Young Properties’ Zero Net Energy Home, a concept project, puts it simply:  Designed to produce as much energy as the house consumes each year. In order to achieve this goal, the homebuilder has partnered with PG&E to incorporate a number of features in the home, [...]

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its October National Foreclosure Report which provides data on completed U.S. foreclosures and the national foreclosure inventory. According to CoreLogic, there were 48,000 completed foreclosures in the U.S. in October 2013, down from 68,000 inOctober 2012, a year-over-year [...]

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its October CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI®) report. On a month-over-month basis, including distressed sales, home prices increased by only 0.2 percent in October 2013 compared to September 2013*. Year over year, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased [...]

SEATTLE, Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Nationwide, homes listed for sale on real estate marketplace Zillow® were selling a month faster in September than a year ago, according to a new analysis. In the United States as a whole, homes sold in September spent a median of 86 days on Zillow, down 30 days from 116 days in September 2012. Among [...]

FRESNO – Lynn Higdon of Riverdale, Calif. is the grand prize winner of a newly-built, $425,000 house announced during the 10th Annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway Special, which raised $1,053,200 for the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Her winning ticket was pulled during the KMPH FOX 26 live drawing last night. The house is [...]

CLOVIS – The St. Jude Dream Home will be open Wednesday through Friday from 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. This is the final week for free public tours of the beautiful house built by major donor and sponsor De Young Properties. Just for touring the home, visitors can [...]

Michael Duarte is the Fresno Housing Authority’s senior development manager and is responsible for all multi-family housing real estate transactions.  Since joining the Fresno Housing Authority in January 2007, Duarte has been instrumental in developing a total of (11) Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). In 2013, the Fresno Housing Authority has received six 9% [...]

CLOVIS – This is the last weekend to visit the St. Jude Dream Home house.  The house is open this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Just for touring the home, visitors can enter for a free chance to win a $10,000 shopping spree at Ashley Furniture [...]

FRESNO – De Young Properties and SolarCity have made it possible for homebuyers to save money and use clean energy with solar-powered Net Zero EnergySmart homes, now available in select De Young Properties communities. Designed to reduce annual electricity usage to zero, De Young Net Zero EnergySmart floorplans feature advanced building science that generates savings [...]

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Data through August 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that the 10-City and 20-City Composites increased 12.8% year-over-year. Compared to July 2013, the annual growth rates accelerated for both Composites and 14 cities. On a monthly basis, the [...]

Ashley De Young, vice president of marketing for De Young Properties, represents the third generation to work in her family’s homebuilding business, continuing a 70-year family tradition of affordable, quality craftsmanship, earth-friendly homebuilding. De Young joined the De Young Properties team in 2011 and serves as vice president of marketing. In this role, she manages [...]

WAWONA – Despite most lodging options inside Yosemite National Park remaining closed due to the government shutdown, The Redwoods in Yosemite, a collection of more than 100 private vacation rental cabins in Wawona, remain open. Due to the park’s closure, visitors traveling through Yosemite National Park during the government shutdown have no access to restaurants, [...]