Florida recorded 23,128 closed sales of existing single-family homes during March, down 1.3% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 8,414, down 9.8% from one year earlier. According to data from Florida Realtors, the statewide median sales price...
Mortgage rates lapsed into a mild decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.81% as of April 24, down from last week when it averaged 6.83%. A year ago at this time, it...
Existing home sales sank by 5.9% from February to March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year-over-year, sales dropped by 2.4% from the 4.12 million transactions in March 2024. On...
Half of all states have at least one city where starter homes costs begin at $1 million, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). Today, a starter home – defined for this analysis as being among those in the lowest third of home values in a market – is worth...
A pair of Massachusetts-based fraudsters have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing false rent rolls and forged lease agreements on properties in Massachusetts and Connecticut. According to court documents, Louis R....
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 29-July 3
