Connecticut’s severe lack of housing supply has been a situation several decades in the making, according to a new report from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA). The report, titled “The Economic Impact of Connecticut’s Housing Shortage,”...
Closed sales of homes in New York State totaled 6,968 last month, a 6.2% decline from the 7,428 homes sold in April 2024. According to data from the New York State Association of Realtors, pending sales inched up to 9,565 sales in April from 9,471 recorded on year...
Mortgage rates were up in the new Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.86% as of May 22, up from last week when it averaged 6.81%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.94%. The 15-year...
The Chicago suburb of Dolton, Illinois, has threatened to use eminent domain to seize the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, which is scheduled to go up for auction next month. The Chicago Sun-Times the property is slated to be auctioned on June 18 by Paramount Realty...
Existing home sales during April dropped by 0.5% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million in April, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year basis, sales were down by 2.0% from 4.08 million in...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced more than $16.9 million of funding for the Virginia Workforce Housing Investment Program to support the development of 740 workforce housing units across 10 localities. Virginia Housing administers the Workforce Housing...
