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Is This the Calm Before the Mortgage-Rate Storm? Here’s Why Homebuyers Should Hurry
Source: Realtor.com --- Although the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday, mortgage rates veered in the opposite direction and tumbled. For the week ending March 23, the nationwide average for the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.42%, according...
Housing Market Update: Spring Homebuying Season Kicks Off With Steady Demand, But Lack Of Listings Holds Back Sales
Source: Redfin --- Homebuying demand persisted as mortgage rates declined for the second week in a row after the Fed announced it will only modestly hike interest rates. But limited supply is another barrier for buyers, who are competing for the few homes on the...
Spring home buying season shows ‘steady demand’ as mortgage rates slip for second week
Source: Fox Business --- The spring home buying season is showing "steady demand" as mortgage rates slip for a second week in a row. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point and signaled that it could soon pause the...
How Remote Work Has Affected Real Estate Values
Source: Forbes --- The remote work boom that was seen during the pandemic has undoubtedly changed how we work in a fundamental way. For instance, a survey conducted in 2021 found that over 75% of workers would gladly sacrifice a pay raise if they could work flexibly...
Miami Homeowners Hold Onto Their Homes for 7.3 Years Before Selling
Source: Point 2 Homes --- When buying a home, no one thinks about how soon they’ll sell it. But, judging by how long the typical Miami homeowner held onto their property, that time comes much sooner than any newly minted owner might expect. And the pandemic, despite...
Moving On Up: From Condo to House in the 200 Largest U.S. Cities
Source: Point 2 Homes --- The spread of work-from-home arrangements amplified homeowners’ desire to upsize, with American condo-dwellers rethinking their space, as well as their proximity to neighbors. But is this attainable? Can condo owners even dream about upsizing...
The Typical Down Payment Has Fallen 10% From A Year Ago As Housing Market Cools
Source: Redfin --- The typical U.S. homebuyer made a $42,000 down payment in January, the lowest level in nearly two years, amid rising mortgage rates and low competition The median down payment was equal to 10% of the purchase price, down from 14% a year earlier. ...
U.S. Home Sales Surge 14 Percent in February While Prices Drop
Source: The World Property Journal --- First National Median Home Price Decline In The U.S. In 11 Years According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. existing-home sales reversed a 12-month slide in February 2023, registering the largest monthly percentage...
Greater Miami Area Condo Sales Implode 47 Percent in February
Source: World Property Journal --- Greater Miami area total residential sales decreased 39.9% year-over-year in February 2023, from 2,814 transactions to 1,692, says the Miami Association of Realtors. Breaking down Miami area sales data further, Miami area condo sales...
Slow Start to the Spring Homebuying Season
This week’s news that the Fed is modestly hiking interest rates and may pause them sooner than anticipated brought mortgage rates down for the second week in a row, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-based real estate brokerage. Overall, the...
Rate of Single Women Buying Homes Declined in 2022
Single men have been historically more likely than single women to own a home, but that gap narrowed sharply in recent years, nearly closing in 2021. However, a new Zillow analysis shows that it widened again last year, highlighting single women's homebuying...
New “Mansion Tax” to affect Luxury Homes in Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles will begin charging a ‘Mansion Tax’ on commercial and residential real estate transactions over $5 million effective April 1, 2023. The existing documentary transfer taxes in Los Angeles will not be repealed or altered by the mansion tax....
New home sales rose for the third month in a row
Source: CNN Business --- New home sales rose in February, climbing for the third month in a row as mortgage rates eased off their highs of the past year and buyers looked to new construction amid historically low inventory of existing homes for sale. Sales of newly...
New Home Sales in Texas Remain Strong as “Days on Market” Rise
The new home market across Texas is seeing homes stay on the market longer and a moderate softening of average prices as the market “seeks balance,” according to the monthly HomesUSA.com New Home Sales Report released today by HomesUSA.com CEO Ben Caballero. ...
U.S. existing home sales rebound; year-over-year house prices fall
Source: Nasdaq --- WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales increased for the first time in a year in February as a decline in prices on an annual basis pulled buyers back into the market, further evidence that the housing market was stabilizing at...