Real Estate News & Insights
Fed to Reduce Staff in Banking Supervision Group by 30%
The reduction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Continue Reading Fed to Reduce Staff in Banking Supervision Group by 30%
Florida House Speaker: DeSantis ‘Small and Petty’ with Property Tax Comments
House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican, took umbrage over DeSantis’ remarks. Continue Reading Florida House Speaker: DeSantis ‘Small and Petty’ with Property Tax Comments
How to Convert a House to a Vacation Rental
Source: U.S. News --- Vacation rentals have surged in popularity in recent years. In fact, 2021 was the best year in Airbnb’s history. Bookings were up almost 50% compared with 2019, and new hosts alone earned nearly $2 billion across the past year. If you’re a...
Where do the wealthy invest? Luxury real estate is the safest investment one can make, says new Coldwell Banker Global Luxury report
Source: PR Newswire --- MADISON, N.J., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent report indicates that real estate remains in a strong position for the remainder of 2022 and heading into 2023 as more affluent consumers are turning to real estate to diversify their...
Fed Seen Aggressively Hiking to 5%, Triggering Global Recession
Source: Bloomberg --- Federal Reserve officials will maintain their resolutely hawkish stance next week, laying the groundwork for interest rates reaching 5% by March 2023, moves that seem likely to lead to a US and global recession, economists surveyed by Bloomberg...
Here are the N.J. towns where the housing market may be cooling the most
Source: NJ.com --- The housing market is cooling. Interest rates have risen 4 percentage points since August 2021 when they were 2.7%. Inflation is at about 8.3%, making everything from groceries to gasoline more expensive. And home prices have risen 28% in the past...
Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?
Source: KSL News --- The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down. “Good news for home buyers, sellers are dropping their home prices” But what...
Paying Cash for Your Home Is a Bad Idea for These 4 Reasons
Source: The Motley Fool --- After rock-bottom interest rates during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mortgage chickens have finally come home to roost. In October 2021, the average U.S. mortgage interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was just...
‘Unhealthy and unsustainable’: Homebuyers aren’t buying and homebuilders aren’t building in the face of untamed mortgage rates
Source: MSN --- U.S. mortgage rates crept up once again this week as demand for home loans tumbled, according to a pair of widely followed reports. Buyers and sellers are increasingly on edge as the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate — now more than double what it...
Spicer Mansion goes for less than $3.1 million in second auction
Source: The Day --- Mystic ― A Guilford-based entity holding mortgages on Spicer Mansion signed a contract Saturday to buy the hotel for $3,050,000 after submitting the winning bid in a public foreclosure sale. MMP Holdings LLC outbid Walter “Sonny” Glaser Jr., the...
Calgary experiencing record demand for multi-family living
Source: Calgary Herald --- Last month, Calgary saw 450 sales for condominium apartments, up 23 per cent from September last year. It was an all-time high for the month, eclipsing the previous record set in 2014 with 432 sales. Row also set a record last month with 327...
3 Signs You’re About to Make an Offer on the Wrong House
Source: The Motley Fool --- Today's housing market is a difficult one for buyers. Not only are home prices still sky-high, but real estate inventory is extremely limited. That means buyers are increasingly having to make compromises to purchase a place of their own....
