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Why growth of reverse mortgages is surging despite rapid rise in interest rates
Source: The Globe and Mail --- Reverse mortgages have always been a controversial financial product, but that hasn’t stopped their expansion in Canada or from becoming a growing source of interest among advisors as a potential recommendation for certain clients. A...
How the ice storm impacted Austin’s real estate market
Source: KVUE --- AUSTIN, Texas — The ice storm had an effect on many aspects throughout Central Texas, including the Austin real estate market. Ari Rastegar, founder and CEO of Rastegar Property Company and an Austin native, said the ice storm greatly affected his...
Real Estate Trends — What this year has on the cards in commercial space
Source: CNBC TV18 --- The key force behind the resurgence and sustained momentum of commercial real estate (CRE) has been new-age accessible instruments like fractional ownership and REITs, writes Shiv Parekh, Founder, hBits. As India emerges from the clutches of the...
Will home prices go down?
Source: Bankrate --- In 2022, hopeful homebuyers were up against sky-high interest rates and rock-bottom inventory deficits. These factors put homeownership out of reach for many people, particularly first-time buyers, who saw monthly mortgage payments on a typical...
Monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe ahead of the curve?
Source: Allianz --- Monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe ahead of the curve? Households’ pandemic savings are still large in both Europe and the US. These excess savings relative to consumption are largest in the UK and Spain at around 20-25%. In the US...
What is a good income to buy a house? You’ll need at least $100,000 in nearly 40% of markets
Source: USA Today --- Even as mortgage rates doubled since the start of the year, home prices grew in nine out of 10 metro markets in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors’ latest quarterly report. Eighteen percent of the 186...
