Why do people want to move? A new survey from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) determined people are in search of bigger and better surroundings – as well as finding a cheaper place to live. In a survey of 1,802 adults, respondents cited a desire for more space (31.2%) as the...
Mortgage applications were on the rise in the latest from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending Nov. 15. However, another MBA report pointed to the fifth consecutive monthly uptick in forbearance levels. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s...
Real estate investor Bo Belmont and his company, Belwood Investments, have made a $30 million offer on the Los Angeles home of the jailed music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs acquired his Holmby Hills estate in 2014 for $39 million and listed it at $60...
California home sales were up in October after two straight months of declines, registering the fastest year-over-year sales pace in 40 months. According to data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR), closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached...
Single-family housing starts during October were at a rate of 970,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This represents a 6.9% decline from the September figure of 1.04 million. Privately-owned housing...
The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) found builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes at a 46 level in November, up three points from October. This marked the third consecutive month...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 29-July 3
