Source: Money — Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, homebuyers have grown accustomed to overpaying and playing a risky game of bidding wars and waived contingencies. In a recent survey by Money and Morning Consult, 36% of people who purchased a home in...
Source: CNBC — For homeowners, big projects and purchases may be another casualty of rampant inflation, new research suggests. Overall, 60% of homeowners in a recent survey are less comfortable making large purchases for their home or household because of...
Source: Fox Business — While the real estate market shows signs of cooling down after the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit its highest level since 2008, one expert issued a timely warning to first-time homebuyers: “We’ve seen rates even above 6%, and...
Source: Fortune — It’s not just about how expensive housing became—it’s how fast it got there. It only took 24 months for U.S. home prices to soar a staggering 37%. For comparison, the biggest two-year spike leading into the 2008 housing crash was 29%. Heading...
Source: RisMedia — Each June, as we celebrate National Homeownership Month, it gives us a chance to reflect on the importance of homeownership and the role that real estate agents serve in making the American Dream of homeownership a reality for their clients....
Source: CNBC — The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest increase in nearly three decades, at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, in an effort to quell runaway inflation. “We at the Fed understand the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
