U.S. Housing Market
Refinancing Surge Fuels Rise in Mortgage Application Activity
The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 10.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. Continue Reading Refinancing Surge Fuels Rise in Mortgage Application Activity
California Home Affordability Improves Slightly From One Year Ago
For the state’s condo/townhome markets, only 25% of homebuyers were able to purchase those $670,000 median-priced residences. Continue Reading California Home Affordability Improves Slightly From One Year Ago
Starwood Capital Group Completes $800 Million Purchase of Portfolio of 11 Master-Planned Communities
“This is a high-quality portfolio created by a first-class investment manager and developer,” said Mike Moser, CEO of Starwood Land. Continue Reading Starwood Capital Group Completes $800 Million Purchase of Portfolio of 11 Master-Planned Communities
Q1 Sales Up 29% in Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market
58% of the sales in the quarter were all-cash deals. Continue Reading Q1 Sales Up 29% in Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market
Two-Thirds of Condos Sold at Less Than Asking Price in February
Redfin attributed the problems impacting the condo sector to rising insurance costs and new safety regulations that caused HOA fees to soar Continue Reading Two-Thirds of Condos Sold at Less Than Asking Price in February
As mortgage rates hit 20 year high, Tampa Bay housing market braces for a cool down
Source: Tampa Bay Times --- A home-buying frenzy triggered by historically low mortgage rates helped elevate Tampa Bay from a hidden gem to a real estate hot spot over the past two years. But now that rates have shot back up, experts say buyers are finally hitting the...
Opinion: Solving the housing affordability issue
Source: Real Trends --- In a recent chat with two PropTech executives concerned about rising house prices, an interesting linguistic distinction was the focus of our discussion. The two words were affordable and affordability. In the housing market, the first has a...
U.S. Home Price Insights – November 2022
Source: CoreLogic --- Through September 2022 with Forecasts through September 2023 Introduction The CoreLogic Home Price Insights report features an interactive view of our Home Price Index product with analysis through September 2022 with forecasts through September...
Why it may be time to buy into the slumping real estate market
Source: Yahoo! News --- As the U.S. housing market says goodbye to low mortgage rates—and home sales slump as a result— here's the big question: Is it now time to invest in residential real estate? “For investors like us (it) is an opportunity, actually, to scoop up...
As House Prices Start To Moderate, How Bad Could It Get?
Source: Forbes --- There is no shortage of pessimism in the housing market today. U.S. house prices have declined since June. However, prices are generally up year-on-year, and the market is seasonal with prices and activity typically higher in the summer and lower in...
How the U.S. Housing Market Became Such a Dumpster Fire
Source: The Ringer --- Skyrocketing mortgage rates. Rent prices falling by their fastest pace in years (from their highest inflation rate in decades). Buyers and sellers are freaked out. What the hell is going on with American real estate? Today is a very special...
Mortgage Rates Rise Beyond 7% Barrier
Source: U.S. News --- Mortgage rates surged above the 7% threshold for the 30-year fixed mortgage term this week, according to Freddie Mac. This is the first time that average rates have entered 7% territory since early 2002. Interest rates also rose for the 15-year...
Why Mortgage Rates Could Hold Steady After the Federal Reserve’s 0.75% Rate Hike
Source: Time --- The Federal Reserve once again hiked its benchmark interest rate this week, a fourth consecutive increase of 75 basis points. What does that mean for mortgage rates, which are already above 7% for the first time in 20 years? Maybe not much. “What’s...
The Housing Market is Fragile: Downside as Real Estate Prices Fall
Source: Speculators Anonymous --- Many longtime readers know that I’ve been very critical of the housing market after the massive boom in real estate prices post-COVID. And as we learned from the underrated Austrian economist – Ludwig Von Mises – the bigger the...
5 Ways the Cooling Housing Market Is Helping Buyers
Source: The Motley Fool --- For the first time since March 2021, the average home is selling below the asking price. In fact, prices have fallen by 6% since June. As the market cools, home buyers savvy enough to hang in there may be the ones to benefit. If you're in...
