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Real Estate Investors Snagged 19% of Q1 Home Sales

Real Estate Investors Snagged 19% of Q1 Home Sales

by Phil Hall | May 15, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate investors purchased approximately 44,000 homes during the first quarter, up 0.5% from one year ago, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). And while the uptick is relatively mild, it marks the first increase since the second quarter of 2022....
Builder Confidence Down for First Time in Six Months

Builder Confidence Down for First Time in Six Months

by Phil Hall | May 15, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) / Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI) found builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes at the level of 45 in May, down six points from April for the index’s first...
Foreclosure Activity Down in April

Foreclosure Activity Down in April

by Phil Hall | May 15, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 31,649 residential properties carried foreclosure filings in April, down 4% from both the previous month and the previous year, according to data from ATTOM. Nationwide one in every 4,453 housing units had a foreclosure filing in April. The states with the...
Mortgage Application Activity Inches Up Slightly

Mortgage Application Activity Inches Up Slightly

by Phil Hall | May 15, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage applications activity recorded a very mild upswing last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s of mortgage loan application volume, increased by 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...
Grant Cardone on Biden’s Homebuyer Tax Credit Plan: ‘Is Joe Dumb?’

Grant Cardone on Biden’s Homebuyer Tax Credit Plan: ‘Is Joe Dumb?’

by Phil Hall | May 14, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

High-profile real estate investor Grant Cardone is taking President Biden to task for his proposed tax credit for first-time homebuyers. In an X posting, Cardone questioned the logic behind the $5,000 tax credit for two years, arguing that it is near-worthless in...
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