Chicago is now home to the nation’s highest hotel tax after the City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to create a Tourism Improvement District and raise the tax on hotel rooms within that district to 19%. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the current combined...
Fewer homes were sold in Maine during February while home prices continued to rise. According to data from the Maine Association of Realtors, 691 homes were sold statewide last month, an 8.84% decrease. Amid the decline in sales activity, home prices surged by 3.47%...
Mortgage rates surged in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% as of March 19, up from last week when it averaged 6.11%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.67%. The 15-year...
A total number of 2,938 listings in Kentucky were sold during February, up 8.85% from the prior month and up 3.7% year-over-year. According to data from Kentucky Realtors, there were 4,474 new listings last month, down 11.08% from January and down 1.7% from February...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 0.9% year-over-year in February, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Compared to January, applications decreased by 1%. The MBA estimated new single-family home sales were running at a...
Oregon Apartment Portfolio Trades for $83 Million as Investors Target Durab…
