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California’s Median Home Price Hits New High
April marked the 15th consecutive month of annual gain in the state’s housing supply. Continue Reading California’s Median Home Price Hits New High
April’s Top 10 Expensive Home Sales Centered in Florida, Beverly Hills and NYC
2200 Gordon Dr. in Naples, Florida, sold for $133.2 million. Continue Reading April’s Top 10 Expensive Home Sales Centered in Florida, Beverly Hills and NYC
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Zillow’s Prediction for the Hottest Major Housing Market Is…
This is the second straight year that Zillow has praised Buffalo’s housing market potential. Continue Reading Zillow’s Prediction for the Hottest Major Housing Market Is…
Survey: One-Third of Homeowners Insist They Will Never Sell Their Home
A recent Redfin analysis found that just 25 of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed hands in the first eight months of 2024. Continue Reading Survey: One-Third of Homeowners Insist They Will Never Sell Their Home
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index Closed 2024 in Decline
The percentage of respondents who say home prices will go up in the next 12 months remained unchanged since last month at 38%, Continue Reading Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index Closed 2024 in Decline
‘We’re heading into a housing recession’: Here’s what the NAHB CEO sees in real estate right now — and why it spells big trouble for the economy
Source: Yahoo Finance --- Housing, which is a key segment of the national economy, looks extraordinarily weak right now, according to a recent report by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “We’re heading into a recession,” NAHB CEO Jerry Howard...
The housing slowdown is here
Source: Axios --- The housing slowdown we've been anticipating for months is here. The big picture: Home sales are slowing down, and some of the pandemic era's hottest "Zoomtowns" — sleepy areas where remote workers pushed up real-estate prices — are already seeing...
Home prices are being slashed in these 10 cities as real-estate market cools
Source: Marketwatch --- The U.S. housing sector is finally cooling off. For those looking to buy, there are homes in several parts of the country that are on sale right now, according to new data. Sellers slashed home prices in June in areas that saw red-hot price...
Share of New Home Sales Backed by FHA Loans Reaches 14-Year Low
Source: NAHB --- NAHB analysis of the most recent Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing published by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that the four-quarter moving average (MA) share of new home sales financed through FHA was 11.0% in Q2 2022–its smallest share since...
Mortgage Rates Moving LOWER After Fed Hikes by 0.75%
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- The Federal Reserve concluded one of its 8 regularly scheduled meetings in 2022 today. As expected, they announced a rate hike of 0.75%. But if you still think that means mortgage rates moved higher, think again. In fact, if you're not...
A housing recession is the first step to a Fed-induced recession. Here’s where the housing market goes next
Source: Fortune --- In the early '80s, homebuilders mailed two-by-fours to then Fed Chair Paul Volcker in hope the central bank would relax its inflation fight that saw mortgage rates top 18%. Of course, the Fed didn't back off until the 1981 recession helped tame the...
June New Home Sales: Builder Slow Down Meets Declining Sales
Source: Zillow --- There were 590,000 new home sales nationwide in June (SAAR), down 8.1% from May and down 17.4% from June 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The median sales price of new houses sold in June was $402,400. The seasonally-adjusted estimate of...
Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance
Source: npr --- With prices rising at their fastest pace in a generation, the Federal Reserve is ratcheting up its fight against inflation. On Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point. This is the...
30-year mortgage refinance rates plunge three quarters of a point
Source: Fox Business --- What this means: Mortgage refinance rates fell significantly today, with 30-year rates hitting their lowest levels in 34 days. Rates for 20-, 15- and 10-year refinances are also at their lowest levels since the beginning of the month. With the...
Pandemic Homebuying Hotspots With Steep Price Increases Most Susceptible to Housing Downturn in a Recession
Source: Redfin --- Popular migration destinations where home prices soared during the pandemic–including Boise, ID, Phoenix and Tampa, FL–are most likely to see the effects of a housing downturn amplified and home prices decline year over year if the economy goes into...
