Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell six points to 34 this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI). This marks the fourth consecutive monthly drop in...
Atherton, California, has less than 7,200 residents but more super-expensive homes than any other U.S. locality, according to PropertyShark’s 2023 listing of the nation’s most expensive ZIP Code. Atherton’s 94027 ZIP Code saw a 2023 median home sale price of $8.3...
Mortgage rates continued to decline for the third consecutive week in the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.44% as of Nov. 16, down from last week when it averaged 7.5%. A year ago at this...
Its official nickname is The North Star State and it is frequently referred to as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but a new data study from WalletHub could result in a new moniker for Minnesota: The Credit Score State. In a number crunch of the average credit scores of...
Reports of the office property sector’s fraying health don’t appear to have reached Chicago, as the construction company Skender joined developer Fulton Street Companies and community leaders today to celebrate the groundbreaking of 919 W Fulton St., a new 11-story...
There is a growing trend among younger homebuyers – the pursuit of a property that enables them to engage in “house hacking,” a new phrase for renting out part or all of the residence for extra cash. According to a new survey by Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z, ZG), most...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 29-July 3
