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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 17-21
An affordability challenge in rural America, Canadian and American renters consider the pursuit of homeownership, and Arkansas realtors helping communities facing food insecurity. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 17-21
Report: Ontario Households Spend More Than 50% of After-Tax Earnings for Mortgage Payments
“There is a perception that housing outside of the GTA is still somewhat affordable, but that’s not true,” said Austin Thompson, senior policy analyst with the Fraser Institute. Continue Reading Report: Ontario Households Spend More Than 50% of After-Tax Earnings for Mortgage Payments
Is This Spring the Make-or-Break Moment for 2023’s Housing Market? A Brutally Honest Look Ahead for Buyers and Sellers
Source: Realtor.com --- It’s that time of year again. Homebuyers begin poring over listings with Instagrammable kitchens and shoring up their finances. Sellers slap on fresh coats of paint and make all of the repairs they had been meaning to do since they moved into...
Housing Risk Report Highlights Areas Most Vulnerable to Declines in the United States
ATTOM, a curator of land, property, and real estate data, released a Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to declines based on home affordability, foreclosures, and other...
Landmark Properties to Develop Residential Community to Serve University of Southern California Students
Landmark Properties, a real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, investment management, and operation of residential communities, announced plans to develop a second student apartment community in the Los Angeles market. Construction is scheduled...
Survey Indicates Women Investors Prefer Real Estate More Than Men
On International Women’s Day, UBS global wealth management’s chief investment office published a thematic report on women and legacy, focusing on how women investors define legacy, their concerns, how they can best allocate their resources, and how important it is to...
Housing Market Momentum Stalls as Critical Spring Season Approaches
Source: Mansion Global --- Rising mortgage rates are cooling the U.S. housing market, sapping recent buyer interest heading into the crucial spring selling season. Economists, home builders and real-estate agents saw evidence of a thaw in early 2023, when rates...
Millionaires row no more: Number of houses that cost seven figures nationwide is dropping
Source: USA Today --- As mortgage rates continue their upward march, the share of U.S. homes worth seven figures is dropping. In another indication of the cooling housing market, homes that would have been worth $1 million or more at the peak of the pandemic...
International Women’s Day: What it means to the real estate industry
Source: Elite Agent --- To celebrate 2023’s International Women’s Day, we spoke to some of the most inspiring and influential leaders in the real industry to find out how real estate has changed in recent years, what needs to be done better and their advice for women...
Coldwell Banker Uncovers Why International Buyers Dream of Owning U.S. Real Estate
Source: PR Newswire --- MADISON, N.J., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From diverse American cities and regions to being inspired by Hollywood, wealthy international consumers are dreaming of home in the United States. According to a recent survey by Coldwell Banker...
This developer is happy that new home construction is falling
Source: CNN Business --- New YorkCNN — Recent headlines point to a slumping US housing market — as mortgage rates average near 7%, an increasing number of potential homebuyers are finding it difficult to finance homes. Mortgage applications fell in late February to a...
Six new imperatives for real estate players
Source: McKinsey & Company --- Higher inflation, higher interest rates, and other challenges mean that the real estate industry needs new paths to success. ‘If you build it, they will come.’ For decades, that’s been as true for well-located office, retail, and...
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