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Divorce and your mortgage: Here’s what to know
Source: Bankrate --- One of the biggest decisions divorcing couples face is what to do with the marital home. If the breakup is acrimonious, trying to agree on the house and the mortgage can be a nightmare. The options for divorcing couples depend on a number of...
After months of pickup, Case-Shiller Home Price Index finally slows in April
Source: Scotsman Guide --- The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index registered a 20.4% annualized gain in April, down slightly from the 20.6% growth in March as stubbornly growing home prices finally saw a slight deceleration. The slowdown in April...
Nature-Seeking Home Buyers Are Answering the Call of the Wild—and Paying a Premium for It, Too
Source: WSJ --- Rachel Dees has always loved outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing and fly fishing. What she didn’t like, however, was the three-hour drive to the mountains from her home outside Seattle. So, after waking up one morning and...
Who Pays the Real Estate Commission and Closing Costs: The Homebuyer or Seller?
Source: Realtor --- Do you know how much an average real estate agent commission is? Or who pays real estate agent fees and closing costs? If you’re scratching your head, you’re not alone: More than half of Americans don’t know what the average real estate agent...
A Key Opportunity for Homebuyers
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- There’s no denying the housing market has delivered a fair share of challenges to homebuyers over the past two years. Two of the biggest hurdles homebuyers faced during the pandemic were the limited number of homes for sale and the...
Home Prices Still Surging, But Today’s Data is For April
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- It's one of the perennial "yeah buts" of the two largest and most widely-cited home price indices: there data is always about 2 months old by the time it comes out. This is the nature of home price reporting. It doesn't mean the data...
