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Things To Avoid After Applying for a Home Loan
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- Once you’ve applied for a mortgage to buy a home, there are some key things to keep in mind. While it’s exciting to start thinking about moving in and decorating, be careful when it comes to making any big purchases. Here are a few...
The Average Homeowner Gained $64K in Equity over the Past Year
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- If you own a home, your net worth likely just got a big boost thanks to rising home equity. Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. And today, based on recent home price appreciation, you’re building...
Existing home sales fell in May as rising rents and low supply weigh on affordability
Source: Realty Biz News --- Existing home sales declined again in May, falling by 3.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.41 million units, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. On a yearly basis, existing home sales were down...
Rental Prices Hit Another Record High, but There Is Some Good News for Renters By Clare Trapasso
Source: Realtor --- May was a mixed bag for renters. On one hand, rental prices across the nation hit a new record high—for the 15th month in a row, according to a recent Realtor.com® report. Rents climbed 15.5% annually in May, to hit a median of $1,849 in the...
More Than 40% of Home Sellers Are Dropping Their Prices in Salt Lake City, Boise, Sacramento and Other Pandemic Hot Spots
Source: Redfin --- An increasing share of home sellers are lowering their asking price as rapidly rising mortgage rates cut into buyers’ budgets and homebuying sentiment drops. Price drops are especially common in mid-sized metros in the West–particularly in Utah–many...
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...
