Source: Redfin — The number of homes for sale shrank at its slowest pace in April since the start of the pandemic. Home sales fell and price growth slowed as soaring mortgage rates prompted more buyers to throw in the towel. The housing market turned a corner...
Source: Nerdwallet — You’ve heard of golden handcuffs. That’s when a company compensates you generously to discourage you from taking a job elsewhere. Some of us restrain ourselves with another type of golden handcuffs: low mortgage rates. Economists dub the...
Source: Redfin — For the first time since the 1980s, Americans are dealing with 8%+ inflation in consumer prices. American homebuyers, however, have been dealing with inflation since 2012. The typical home costs double what it did in 2012, but the typical...
Source: Apartment Therapy — About ten years ago this month, I was in absolute misery — a ball of stress so tightly wound, you could have bounced me off a wall. College graduation was mere weeks away, and between preparing for finals, bittersweet farewells with...
Source: Fox Business — The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that sales of previously occupied homes fell by 2.4% last month from March, and declined 5.9% from the year before. A decline in demand was expected as interest rates climb and...
Source: RisMedia — As a real estate agent, you know that prospecting for new leads is a critical daily activity. Have you ever wondered if there are leads out there that everyone else is missing? Instead of competing with lead gen platforms (like everyone...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly in June
