Real Estate News & Insights
Zillow and Esusu Team on Credit Reporting for Renters Initiative
Starting in November, renters can sign up for rent reporting directly through Zillow to start having their payments reported each month. Continue Reading Zillow and Esusu Team on Credit Reporting for Renters Initiative
California Association of Realtors Launches Foundation to Unite Multiple Charitable Programs
Mortgage Goals: Which One Is Right for You?
Source: Realtor --- You finally bought the perfect midcentury modern home with a backyard spacious enough for entertaining your family and friends. And you even scored an outstanding mortgage loan with a fantastic 30-year fixed rate. Well done! So you can sit back and...
How to avoid real estate scams
Source: The Washington Post --- Real estate transactions require moving large sums of money from buyers to sellers, a process that unfortunately entices scammers. According to the National Association of Realtors and FBI data, more than 13,500 people were victims of...
What the Fed’s March rate hike means for homebuyers and sellers
Source: Bankrate --- In an effort to rein in raging inflation, the Federal Reserve boosted interest rates in mid-March. The move had been anticipated by the mortgage market — mortgage rates rose to 4.4 percent in a recent Bankrate survey of lenders, which was...
How the pandemic housing market spurred buyer’s remorse across America
Source: Montana Public Radio --- Low interest rates, high rents and working from home combined to push many young Americans to buy their first home over the last two years. But this version of the Great American Dream is not without its challenges, as Lauren Morgan...
The housing market enters uncharted waters
Source: Fortune --- Fed Chair Jerome Powell is done sitting idly on the sideline as inflation burns away Americans’ purchasing power. The plan? Draw upon the central bank's decades-old inflation playbook by increasing rates until demand pulls back and price growth...
When Your Second Home Is the First One You Buy
Source: The New York Times --- Lillie Walsh Dudley and Andy Dudley wanted to be homeowners. The couple, who have a 5-year-old son, had been renting in South Slope since 2014. They began looking for something to buy about three years ago. “Even though we’re not rolling...
Home value increases surpassed median salaries in 25 metro areas last year, report says
Source: CNBC --- Home value growth surpassed median salaries last year in 25 of 38 metropolitan areas across the country, according to research from real estate company Zillow. To compare, Zillow said only five of these metropolitan areas saw home value appreciation...
Greater Fort Lauderdale Area Breaks All-time Home Sales Record in 2021
Source: World Property Journal --- According to the Miami Association of Realtors, Broward County Florida total home sales rose year-over-year in January 2022 continuing its robust streak of transactions. The January 2022 sales totals come after Broward set a new...
These Are the Happiest Cities in America, According to One Study
Source: Apartment Therapy--- Loving where you live doesn’t just stop inside your own four walls. It’s also important that you’re fond of the area that you call home. And while there’s something to love about each and every city, WalletHub has conducted a study to...
March Madness and Hoop Dreams: 5 Fabulous Homes That Come With a Basketball Court
Source: Realtor --- March Madness is here—and although the tournament lasts only a month, your hoop dreams can endure year-round. Yes, that’s right: Imagine buying a home with a basketball court, where you can hold your own tourney and hoist 3-pointers to your heart’s...
