Source: US News — In January 2020, when there was news of a novel coronavirus starting to circulate around the globe but no talk of disruptions to daily life in the U.S., the housing market was continuing to strengthen slowly. The median-price home was more...
Source: Fortune — On Jan. 10, researchers at Goldman Sachs downgraded their outlook for the U.S. housing market in a paper titled “Getting worse before getting better.” Instead of U.S. home prices falling 4.1% in 2023, which was their November call, researchers...
Source: Yahoo! News — The housing market is coming off one of its most challenging years since the financial crisis, but signs of a turnaround are emerging early in 2023, according to Redfin (RDFN) CEO Glenn Kelman. “The market could still easily...
Source: Forbes Advisor — The Bank of England raised interest rates on 15 December from 3.0% to 3.5%. The 0.5 percentage point increase marked the ninth rise since December 2021 when Bank rate stood at just 0.1%. It put the Bank rate at its highest level since...
Source: CNN Business — If you came across a four bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home listed for sale recently on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you might not think twice about the online listing. It included typical real estate descriptions like “ideal for...