A drop in new home sales, an increase in political trash talking, and a tribute to a multifamily sector leader. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 16-20. Miss: Off to a Bad Start. This week, the US Census...
A total of 6,581 homes were sold in Virginia during February, an increase of 452 transactions from one year earlier, which created a 7.4% gain. On a month-over-month measurement, sales were up by nearly 12%. There were 7,115 pending sales in February, a 5% increase...
More than half of Americans believe advances in artificial intelligence (AI) results could make it more difficult for them to become homeowners. According to a survey commissioned by Redfin, nearly three in five respondents (59%) feared that AI will result in the...
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan is warning city residents that they could soon face a 25% property tax hike. WIVB reports the upstate New York city faces an estimated $109 million deficit, with significant gaps in resources. “We’re down about 50% of the garbage trucks we...
Fewer homes were sold in Maine during February while home prices continued to rise. According to data from the Maine Association of Realtors, 691 homes were sold statewide last month, an 8.84% decrease. Amid the decline in sales activity, home prices surged by 3.47%...
Mortgage rates surged in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% as of March 19, up from last week when it averaged 6.11%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.67%. The 15-year...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
