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Ouch! New Home Sales Down by 13.7%
The median sales price of new houses sold in May was $426,600, a 3.7% uptick from the April price of $411,400. Continue Reading Ouch! New Home Sales Down by 13.7%
$110 Million Los Angeles Estate is May’s Most Expensive Home Sale
The most expensive current listing is 1960 S. Ocean Blvd, Manalapan, Florida 33462 at $285 million. Continue Reading $110 Million Los Angeles Estate is May’s Most Expensive Home Sale
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California Records Highest Home Sales in Over 2 Years
The statewide median home price of $829,060 represented a 1.2% drop from January’s $838,850 price. Continue Reading California Records Highest Home Sales in Over 2 Years
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Save the CDFI Fund from Trump’s Chopping Block
This federal entity has no history of fraud or waste. Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Save the CDFI Fund from Trump’s Chopping Block
Single-Family Housing Starts Up 11.4%
Single-family housing completions were at a rate of 1.06 million, a 7.1% uptick from the revised January rate of 995,000. Continue Reading Single-Family Housing Starts Up 11.4%
REITS to Consider as U.S. Housing Market Tumbles
Source: Nasdaq --- As the dust settles and markets digest a dire realization, housing markets - which seemed to be the focus for investors and home buyers alike during the 2020-2022 period - are becoming an area of peril for some residents following the largest...
Housing market on the rise? Why pending contracts for home sales have industry buzzing.
Source: USA Today --- A slight decline in mortgage rates in December and January contributed to an improvement in pending home sales for a second consecutive month, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index...
Pending home sales jump by most since June 2020 as housing market looks to rebound
Source: Yahoo! News --- Signed contracts to buy existing homes in the U.S. rose in January in the largest monthly increase since June 2020, as the housing market sets course for rebound mode. The National Association of Realtors’ index of pending home sales climbed...
Better Mortgage Launches Mortgage Product, called ‘Equity Unlocker’
Better Mortgage announced the launch of the Equity Unlocker program, a new financial product designed for those with vested equity in their employer, like many employees in the tech space. Amazon employees will be the first to have access to the Equity Unlocker, which...
Economist and Housing panel expects home prices will grow at a steady pace starting in 2024
Economists and housing experts polled in the latest Zillow Home Price Expectation (ZHPE) survey expect home prices to fall 1.6% through Dec. 2023. Affordability challenges are still dragging down demand for homes – lower mortgage costs in January translated into sales...
Home prices set for double-digit plunge in major Western US cities: Goldman Sachs
Source: New York Post --- Four US cities that experienced housing booms during the COVID-19 pandemic are set for major declines in home prices by the end of next year, according to Goldman Sachs analysts. The pandemic boomtowns of Austin, Seattle, Phoenix and San...
Realtor.com February Housing Report: Housing Inventory Recovery Continues, Giving Buyers More Options
The U.S. supply of homes for sale rose at a record annual pace for the sixth month in a row, up 67.8% year over year in February, signaling the housing market's continued rebalancing, according to the Realtor.co Monthly Housing Trends Report. Despite the significant...
In March, Mortgage Rates Will Have Little Reason to Fall
Source: Nerd Wallet --- March mortgage rates forecast The economic calendar in March is not friendly to mortgage rates. There's not much on it to motivate rates to fall. After rising sharply in February, mortgage rates are more likely to level off or go up a little...
Multifamily Real Estate Predictions For 2023
Source: Forbes --- The multifamily space has been performing incredibly well for the past two-plus years with record demands for rentals, surging rental rates and accelerated demographic changes that have had people flocking to new markets in droves. In aggregate,...
Home sales plummet in South Florida. Why do prices keep rising as housing market deflates?
Source: Florida Trend --- Home sales plummet in South Florida. Why do prices keep rising as housing market deflates? Many prospective homebuyers sent a strong message at the start of 2023: they are done trying to buy homes in South Florida, as annual sales nosedived...
