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Bilt Adds Venmo for Housing Payment Options
Bilt will add Venmo to its existing payment options of ACH, debit, and any linked credit card. Continue Reading Bilt Adds Venmo for Housing Payment Options
South Korea Creates Task Force to Address Real Estate Fraud
The government cited “artificially inflating home prices, false transaction reports, and fraudulent subscriptions” as the main concerns that sparked the task force’s creation. Continue Reading South Korea Creates Task Force to Address Real Estate Fraud
Estimated 168,000 households priced out of Portland area real estate market in just 6 months
Source: Oregon Live --- Prospective homebuyers are rapidly being pushed out of the housing markets, largely by mortgage interest rates that have doubled in the past six months. Numbers published Tuesday by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis showed that surging...
It looks a lot like a housing bubble. How your local housing market compares to 2007, as told by 4 interactive charts
Source: Fortune --- Never again. That was the sentiment held among legislators as they rallied to pass the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010. The goal was to outlaw the subprime mortgages that fueled the ’00s housing bubble—which saw...
Homebuyers on a $2,500 Monthly Budget Have Lost $118,000 in Spending Power This Year Amid Surge in Mortgage Rates
Source: Redfin --- A homebuyer on a $2,500 monthly budget has lost nearly $120,000 in spending power since the end of last year as mortgage rates have nearly doubled. That buyer can afford a $399,750 home at today’s mortgage rate of roughly 6%. That’s a staggering...
5 signs the housing market is starting to slow down
Source: CNN --- There is a shift happening in the housing market. After more than a year of soaring demand, exploding home prices and increasing real estate sales, the market finally seems to be cooling off. "The housing market isn't crashing, but it is experiencing...
ARMs return with lower rates: Should you get one to buy a home?
Source: Bankrate --- With mortgage rates trending up and home prices still climbing, more borrowers are looking to adjustable-rate mortgages. This type of mortgage can be a more affordable means to get into a home, especially as higher rates on fixed mortgages begin...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE IN REAL ESTATE
Source: RisMedia --- Buying and selling real estate is a big deal—and it can be a tricky to understand at times. That’s why it’s so important to have a clear understanding of the offer-to-purchase real estate form. This form can be a crucial part of the buying and...
Here’s why this housing downturn is nothing like the last one
Source: CNBC --- As quickly as mortgage rates are rising, the once red-hot housing market is cooling off. Home prices are still historically high, but there is concern now that they will ease up as well. All of this has people asking: Is today’s housing market in the...
Housing’s Slowdown Has Economy on the Edge
Source: Bloomberg --- For more than a year, we watched the scalding-hot housing market with a mix of alarm (anyone who was just thinking of buying or selling), horror (anyone already deep in the process) and caution (economists everywhere). Now? Historically low...
4 Tips to Avoid Overpaying in Today’s Changing Housing Market
Source: Money --- Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, homebuyers have grown accustomed to overpaying and playing a risky game of bidding wars and waived contingencies. In a recent survey by Money and Morning Consult, 36% of people who purchased a home in the...
How will the Fed interest rate hike affect you?
Source: The Daily News Online --- (TNS) – Consumers are already paying more for gas, groceries and everyday items, but they should expect to fork over more in other parts of their lives after Wednesday’s interest rate increase. The Federal Reserve’s move to rein in...
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