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Pennsylvania’s Rising Home Sales Benefit from Increased Listings
The median sales price also climbed to $305,000 in May, up by 3% from the prior month and up 6% from one year earlier. Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s Rising Home Sales Benefit from Increased Listings
Report: Median Home-Sale Price at New High, But Remains Below Median Asking Price
Redfin noted that homes are selling for below their asking price due to greater quantity of sellers than buyers Continue Reading Report: Median Home-Sale Price at New High, But Remains Below Median Asking Price
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Foreclosure Activity Up During February
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 22,730 residential properties in February. Continue Reading Foreclosure Activity Up During February
Mortgage Credit Availability at Highest Level in a Year
“Mortgage credit availability in February increased for the third consecutive month,” said MBA’s Joel Kan. Continue Reading Mortgage Credit Availability at Highest Level in a Year
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: GOP Continuing Resolution Will Raise Housing Costs and Fuel Evictions
“This blank check to unelected billionaire Elon Musk fails to lower the cost of housing,” said DeLauro. Continue Reading Rep. Rosa DeLauro: GOP Continuing Resolution Will Raise Housing Costs and Fuel Evictions
US home prices are heading for a further drop this year even though mortgages are getting cheaper, a housing market expert says
Source: Insider --- US house prices are set to fall further this year as the Federal Reserve pushes ahead with interest-rate increases, according to real-estate veteran and board member of the Mortgage Bankers Association Jeff Taylor. "I anticipate on a national...
Rehab Warriors Is Upskilling Veterans Amid Fears of an Economic Downturn
Rehab Warriors, a workforce development model specializing in residential development, is working with veterans to jumpstart their careers to stave off an economic downturn through its workforce upskilling program. The start of 2023 saw more than 75,000...
US home prices are heading for a further drop this year even though mortgages are getting cheaper, a housing market expert says
Source: Business Insider --- US house prices are set to fall further this year as the Federal Reserve pushes ahead with interest-rate increases, according to real-estate veteran and board member of the Mortgage Bankers Association Jeff Taylor. "I anticipate on a...
Map: Here’s where home prices are dropping the most
Source: Yahoo! News --- Homebuyers are finally gaining leverage in the housing market, but where they can get the best discounts on home prices varies from metro to metro. Some of the most popular pandemic boomtowns such as Phoenix and Seattle, plus perennially...
Austin realtors push back on Central Texas real estate market ‘bust’
Source: MySA --- Those with vested interests in the Austin housing market have swapped emotional places over the last six months. Sellers and landlords, once jumping for joy at the leverage with which they could insist on all-cash offers right now, and, by the way,...
Here’s what’s happening with home prices as mortgage rates fall
Source: CNBC --- The U.S. housing market cooled off pretty dramatically last year, after mortgage rates more than doubled from historic lows. Home prices, however, have been stickier. Prices began falling last June, but are still higher than they were a year ago. Now,...
Home prices are down — but not enough to ease affordability
Source: Bankrate --- Home prices are still high. But they’re not rising quite as much. Nearly 90 percent of the country’s metro areas saw single-family home prices rise in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the newly released Metropolitan Median Home Prices and...
Single Renters pay a ‘singles tax’ of nearly $7,000 for living alone
Zillow has uncovered a heartbreaking truth for apartment-hunting singles: Renters living in a one-bedroom on their own face a yearly "singles tax" of nearly $7,000, according to an analysis by Zillow. While singles across the country pay a high price for a solo...
Alliance Bring $3.8M in Affordable Housing Funding to DC Suburb
Home buyers in search of affordable housing in the DC Metro may find more homes in their price range soon. The City of Falls Church has launched an Affordable Homeownership Program (CFCAHP), which will make $3.8 million available to support affordable homeownership....
Will home prices go down?
Source: Bankrate --- In 2022, hopeful homebuyers were up against sky-high interest rates and rock-bottom inventory deficits. These factors put homeownership out of reach for many people, particularly first-time buyers, who saw monthly mortgage payments on a typical...
