Mortgage application activity fell for the second consecutive week as home prices were on the rise. The Market Composite Index, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...
The Common Council in Buffalo, New York, voted 6-2 to pass an amended $622 million city budget that includes Acting Mayor Christopher Scanlon’s proposed 8% property tax increase. WGRZ reports the budget increases municipal spending by 1%. The budget also...
President Donald Trump announced that he planned to take Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) public, which would end the federal conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises that have been in place since September 2008. In a post on his...
The typical luxury home sold for a near-record $1.34 million in April, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). While this is up 6.5% from one year ago, pending sales of luxury homes in April fell 9.9% year-over-year, the largest annual decline since August 2023...
Two new data studies have identified metro areas that respectively best serve new college graduates looking for their first rental housing and for households seeking to raise their children. Realtor.com released its 2025 list of the Top Rental Markets for Recent...
Chinese property buyers are paying an increased level of interest in South Florida real estate, according to a new report by the Miami Association of Realtors. During April, the greatest number of global web searches in this Sunshine State market (13.3%) originated...
