Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the relaunch of the “Green New Deal for Public Housing.” Among the provisions of the proposed legislation is the repeal the Faircloth Amendment, a rule that prohibits the U.S. Department of...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.87% as of March 21, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). Last week, the mortgage rate averaged 6.74%; one year ago at this time, it was at 6.42%. The 15-year fixed-rate...
Existing home sales during February spiked by 9.5% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This represented the largest monthly increase since February 2023. However, on...
A total of 308,922 single-family homes and condos were flipped in the U.S. during 2023, according to data from ATTOM. This represented a 29.3% plummet from the 436,807 total in 2022, marking the greatest annual decline since 2008. Flips accounted for 8.1% of all 2023...
A new data study from WalletHub that analyzed mortgage debt levels among the states between the third and fourth quarters of 2023 has found Maryland as the national leader in percentage terms, with the average balance rising by 1.23% to $283,092. WalletHub noted that...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) called out President Biden for misrepresenting how real estate professionals do their jobs. In a campaign speech delivered yesterday in Nevada, the president alluded to NAR’s $418 million settlement of the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
