Stan Humphries

Starbucks: Caffeinating Home Values Since 1997

By Leah Shafer / February 18, 2015 /

If you think coffee is only good for getting you moving in the morning, this new study will wake you up. Apparently, it can also provide a jolt nearby home values. That’s according to Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and Chief Economist Stan Humphries. In their New York Times bestseller, Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate,…

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DFW Rents Up $600 Million in 2014, Leading Nation for Leasing Rates

By Leah Shafer / January 5, 2015 /

DFW rents were 6.2 higher last year, averaging $919 per month, but demand still soared, with North Texas leading the nation in apartment rentals, and vacancies at a 13-year low, according to new real estate research from Zillow and MPF Research. The increased rent translated to an extra $600 million paid to landlords last year, Zillow reported. For North Texans, that meant a…

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Realtor.com Just Got a Big Boost Today From the NAR in the Windy City

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2013 /

This is something that you may not think is a big deal, unless you are voraciously house hunting and use Realtor.com Trulia and Zillow a lot. The board of directors of the National Association of Realtors voted in Chicago today to give Move Inc., the company that operates Realtor.com, more freedom and flexibility to compete with…

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Low Housing Inventory Does Not Mean It’s Miller Time: It Means You Want to Belong to the Lucky Sperm Club – Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 10, 2012 /

In a perverse turn of fate, people who can’t afford to sell their homes may be boosting the prices of existing homes on the market by limiting inventory. In fact if you are having a tough time getting a Realtor to return your phone call, shame on you: use email or text. They are pretty…

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State of the Real Estate Market: Are We Recovering Addicts? Do We Still Need Betty Ford?

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2012 /

I have just returned from the “Mile-High City” where they have altitude, medicinal marijuana and a pretty decent real estate market. I was at the annual National Association of Real Estate Editors conference where, for four days, we nutcakes who obsess about real estate lived and breathed it 24/7, consuming information. And alcohol. The main take-away: enjoy that drink. Significant declines in the number of homes for sale in many U.S. markets, and fewer foreclosures (or foreclosures on hold) are boosting the country’s battered housing market. I spoke at length to two of my favorite economists, Stan Humphries of Zillow, and Mark Fleming from CoreLogic, who gave me this zippy summary up in the hospitality suite of the Brown Palace Hotel:

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