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US Housing Market Has Nearly $700 Billion in Listings, a Record High
This new record was achieved as the US housing supply soared 16.7% year-over-year to a five-year high. Continue Reading US Housing Market Has Nearly $700 Billion in Listings, a Record High
Report: New Apartments Sitting Vacant for Months
Nearly 125,000 new apartments were completed in the fourth quarter, the second highest number on record. Continue Reading Report: New Apartments Sitting Vacant for Months
Mortgage Application Activity Heats Up
The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 39.0% of total applications from 37.1% the previous week. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Heats Up
Historic Virginia Estate Sells for $20 Million After 8 Years on the Market
The property was first listed for $33 million in March 2017. Continue Reading Historic Virginia Estate Sells for $20 Million After 8 Years on the Market
Did Luka Doncic Buy a $15 Million Home Before He Was Traded?
Doncic did not comment on the real estate aspect of his trade from Dallas. Continue Reading Did Luka Doncic Buy a $15 Million Home Before He Was Traded?
Home prices are falling faster now than in 2006—Redfin’s CEO just revealed why
Source: Fortune --- The Pandemic Housing Boom unleashed an “investor mania” unlike anything seen in the U.S. housing market since the aughts housing bubble. Average Joes poured into the market in hopes of building Airbnb empires. Institutional investors,...
The Fed approves three-quarter-point rate hike
November 02, 2022 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement -The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3-3/4 to 4 percent.- Press Release Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in...
Real estate consumers ‘got pretty spoiled’ from relatively low mortgage rates: Broker
Source: Yahoo!News --- My Southern View Broker Alyssa Hellman joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss emerging housing markets, homebuyer responses to rising mortgage rates, and the outlook for demand in housing. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] - Rising rates have led to...
Mortgage rates are at a 20-year high. Here’s what that means for monthly payments.
Source: ABCNews --- The spike in mortgage rates this week continues a monthslong trend that has dramatically escalated the cost of home loans - but the exact price hike may surprise some homebuyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage leapt to 7.08% on Thursday, reaching...
3 Real Estate Market Predictions for the Rest of 2022
Source: The Motley Fool --- Nobody can know the future, but here are some things I could see happening. The real estate market in the United States has been decidedly unpredictable for the past couple of years. Many investors and industry analysts (myself included)...
To Buy or Rent, That Is Too Big a Question
Source: Bloomberg --- Remember when New Yorkers began fleeing the city at the beginning of the pandemic, escaping to their summer homes in the Hamptons or snapping up houses in the country? Those who dreamed of living in New York suddenly saw an opportunity to make it...
The Hottest Housing Market In America
Source: 24/7 Wall St. --- There is a real concern that the extremely hot housing market has started to collapse, especially in markets where prices have surged at record paces. One of the threats is due to mortgage rates that have risen from 3% a year ago to 7%...
What the midterm elections mean for the housing market — and one ‘politically contentious’ issue that splits Democrats and Republicans
Source: Market Watch --- The midterm U.S. elections are coming. And elections have consequences for the housing market, according to a new report from investment bank Cowen. The report by Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg noted that the Nov. 8 elections will determine which party...
The US housing market’s stagnation has gotten even worse
Source: Quartz--- The meteoric rise of mortgage rates has zipped past another milestone this year. For the first time since April 2002, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) topped 7% this week, according to data from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie...
Where do the wealthy invest? Luxury real estate is the safest investment one can make, says new Coldwell Banker Global Luxury report
Source: PR Newswire --- MADISON, N.J., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent report indicates that real estate remains in a strong position for the remainder of 2022 and heading into 2023 as more affluent consumers are turning to real estate to diversify their...














