Source: NAHB — As part of The Nationals awards program, NAHB named Traditions of America in Berwyn, Pa., the Builder of the Year and Trilogy® in Country Pointe Plainview Madison in Plainview, N.Y., the For-Sale Community. The awards were presented during the...
Source: Redfin — The share of home sellers who dropped their asking price shot up to a six-month-high of 15% for the four weeks ending May 1, up from 9% a year earlier. The 5.9% increase is the largest annual gain on record in Redfin’s weekly housing data back...
Source: CNN — In a bid to curb high inflation, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point — the first hike of that magnitude in 22 years. While the US economy is still operating in a fairly...
Source: CNBC — It is not exactly surprising, given the stunning jumps in both home prices and mortgage rates, but Americans have never been more bearish on buying a house. Just 30% of adults surveyed by Gallup said now is a good time to buy a home, down 23...
Source: World Property Journal — The Mortgage Bankers Association SVP and Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni issued the following comments in reaction to the Federal Reserve’s recent FOMC statement on monetary policy and the economy: “There were two...
Source: Fox Business — Even though mortgage rates are rising at their highest pace since 1994, Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler argued that’s not the biggest problem facing the real estate market on “Mornings with Maria” Thursday. “Honestly, we...