Source: NextAdvisor — Mortgage rates have doubled since the start of 2022, slamming the breaks on a superheated housing market. But is 7% as high as they’re going to go? Maybe. “We probably have seen peak mortgage rates unless there is some other major shock to...
Source: CBS News — America’s home prices could plunge as much as 20% due to the sharp rise in mortgage rates in 2022, which are drastically increasing home ownership costs and “boost the odds of a severe house price correction,” according to...
Source: Yahoo! — As of September, the number of newly listed homes had dropped 20% from the year before and homes are lingering on the market for 32 days — 13 more days than the year before, according to analysis from Redfin. But if you need yet another sign...
Source: Forbes — Key takeaways The housing market is a hot topic right now, and after experiencing rapid growth over the pandemic years it looks to now be slowing down. Experts are expecting real estate values to fall over the next 12 to 18 months, before they...
Source: Centre Daily Times — Rose Prophete thought the second mortgage loan on her Brooklyn home was resolved about a decade ago — until she received paperwork claiming she owed more than $130,000. “I was shocked,” said Prophete, who refinanced her two-family...
Source: firsttuesday Journal — Following record lender profits in 2021, 2022 has mortgage lenders packing their bags and heading for the exits. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) believes the U.S. will enter a recession in the first half of 2023. The MBA...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
