The gap between the share of Black and White households in rental properties that could comfortably afford a mortgage payment narrowed during the pandemic, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). Zillow cited American Community Survey statistics from 2022...
Closed sales of single-family homes in Florida totaled 14,851 in January, up 0.6% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 6,008, down 1.2% from last year, according to data from the Florida Realtors Research Department. During January, Florida’s...
The inventory of homes for sale across New York State shrank by 10.2% in January from 39,544 homes available in 2023 to 35,492 units on the market in 2024, according to new data from the New York State Association of Realtors. This marked the 11th consecutive month...
Mortgage rates shot up to the border of the dreaded 7% mark in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.90% as of Feb. 22, up from last week when it averaged 6.77%. A year ago at this...
The housing market began 2024 with an uptick in existing home sales, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales were up by 3.1% from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million in January....