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Buying a house with a friend

Buying a house with a friend

Source: Bankrate --- For many prospective homebuyers, sole ownership is prohibitively expensive. With inflation and mortgage rates still high, some people may be thinking about less-conventional options for buying a home. While spouses and family members are frequent...

Housing Rents Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Year

Housing Rents Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Year

The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% year over year to $1,937 in February—the smallest increase in nearly two years and the lowest level in a year, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Rents were up nearly...

The Real Impact Of A Housing Market Recession

The Real Impact Of A Housing Market Recession

Source: Forbes --- Key Takeaways: A housing market recession occurs when home sales decline for six months straight, which officially happened in July 2022. Two main forces are driving the housing market recession: increasing interest rates and increasing construction...

Bankers’ Hours column: Changes coming to the housing market

Bankers’ Hours column: Changes coming to the housing market

Source: Post Independent --- This is an issue we revisit periodically, because everybody else does. The question is regularly raised, “With stratospherically spiking home prices, and so called ‘Non-QM (Nonqualifying mortgages, meaning not conforming to Fannie Mae or...

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