Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) is rolling out climate risk data provided by First Street on its listings for US properties for sale. According to the Seattle-headquartered company, home shoppers will have new information on five key risks – flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air...
Wisconsin recorded 6,721 home sales in August, a 4.7% decline from the 7,055 sales generated one year earlier. According to data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association, the year-over-year decline in home sales occurred as the total statewide listings increased from...
Mortgage rates continued to become more tolerable in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.08% as of Sept. 26, down from last week when it averaged 6.09%. A year ago at this time,...
Pending home sales inched up by 0.6% in August, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, increased to 70.6 in August; an index of...
This week’s edition for Tech Trends highlights four new tools designed to help current and prospective property owners. Keeping the Title Safe. Iris Powered by Generali, a provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform, has unveiled Total Title...
The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants dropped from $2,140 in July to $2,057 in August, a 3.9% tumble, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On a year-over-year measurement, the median payment was down by $113, a...
