By: Cory Hopkins – zillow.com Home values nationwide have been growing at a breakneck pace for much of 2013 and are predicted to finish the year up an average of 6.7 percent compared with the end of 2012, according to the latest Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. But that rapid pace of appreciation won’t last forever, and it is expected to slow considerabl ... [Read more]

By: Cory Hopkins - zillow.com The housing market is improving every day, and as a result, homes nationwide spent far fewer days listed for sale on Zillow in September than a year ago — one month less, to be exact. Homes sold in the U.S. in September spent a median of 86 days on Zillow, down 30 days from 116 days in September 2012. Zillow calculated the median number of days listings spent ... [Read more]

By: Daren Blomquist - forbes.com Contributor RealtyTrac this week analyzed nearly 600,000 purchases made by investors between January 2011 and September 2013 and found that the vast majority of large institutional buyers are sticking to their original buy-to-rent game plan and not cashing out despite substantial gains in the value of properties in their portfolios. The 600,000 purchases were those made by individuals or institutions that purchased at least th ... [Read more]