Mortgage rates inched up for the third straight week in the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 6.58% as of July 23, up from last week when it averaged 6.55%. A year ago at this time, it...
A new forecast is predicting a considerable slowing for the remodeling market next year. According to the latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity data from the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard’s University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, annual...
Wisconsin recorded 7,768 home sales in June, a 5.9% year-over-year increase, while year-to-date sales were up 3.7% compared to the first half of last year. According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), the statewide median price was also up 5.9%...
The national inventory for the US coworking market rose 2.7% from the first to second quarter of this year, reaching a total of 9,384 spaces. According to data from CoworkingCafe, the national square footage for this sector stood at 166.36 million square feet, up 1.5%...
A Texas real estate agent was arrested for stabbing a woman to death in her apartment over 14 years ago. The New York Post reports Mayra Velasquez was apprehended for the killing of Irasema Chavez, who was found in her Arlington, Texas, apartment on Jan. 20, 2012,...
Housing affordability concerns are forcing many Texans to consider relocating out of state. The Dallas Morning News cites a new survey by the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP) that asked 1,100 residents about the costs of housing. Nearly one in...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4
