Source: Mortgage News Daily — Yesterday I visited Sacramento to speak to an audience of real estate agents and originators in a joint MGIC/Golden 1 Credit Union event. The mood was good, and much of the discussion was about rent (give or take a little, 50...
Source: The Spectrum — St. George’s fast-rising housing market hit a new record high in April with the median sales price of a single-family home rising to $560,000, up more than 30% compared to April of last year. The rising sales price has risen sharply...
Source: Salt Lake Tribune — Thousands of potentially affordable homes in Utah are being deployed instead as short-term rentals in a trend that is worsening the state’s housing shortage, according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. While also calling for more residential...
Source: World Property Journal — According to the National Association of Home Builders, in a further sign of a housing slowdown, new home sales posted a double-digit percentage decline in April 2022, falling to their weakest pace in two years, as rising...
Source: Deseret — As rising mortgage rates continue to put pressure on the U.S. housing market and the entire economy, economists and housing researchers are seeing early signs of a cooling market — but a question remains. Is a widespread correction coming to...
Source: CNBC — Many renters believe that a cost-of-living crisis is brewing in America’s major cities. New York City is showing up as a hotspot of rent inflation. The average rent for 1-bedroom apartments in Manhattan rose to $3,995 a month in May 2022 — a 41%...