U.S. Housing Market
Three Out of Four Metro Areas Saw Q2 Home Price Increases
The national median single-family existing-home price reached a record high at $429,400. Continue Reading Three Out of Four Metro Areas Saw Q2 Home Price Increases
Mid-Atlantic Home Sales Decline While Higher-End Properties Fuel Median Price Upswing
By the end of July, there were 23,804 listings available for sale across the Bright MLS service area, a 26.2% year-over-year spike. Continue Reading Mid-Atlantic Home Sales Decline While Higher-End Properties Fuel Median Price Upswing
Crescent Seas Adds Second Ship to Nautical Residential Portfolio
The Insignia will feature 290 residences priced from $650,000 to $10 million. Continue Reading Crescent Seas Adds Second Ship to Nautical Residential Portfolio
Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.64% as of April 3. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline
Avanti Residential Unveils LIHTC-Focused Affiliate
The new Tampa-based affiliate will initially focus on high-growth metropolitan markets. Continue Reading Avanti Residential Unveils LIHTC-Focused Affiliate
Homebuilders say they’re on the edge of a steeper downturn as buyers pull back
Source: CNBC --- The once-hot housing market is cooling off at an alarming rate, and some homebuilders say it will only get worse come the new year as new orders dry up. Fast-rising mortgage rates have caused once-frenzied homebuyers to turn on their heels and become...
98 Of The 100 Largest Housing Markets Saw Prices Nosedive In September From 2022 Peaks
Source: Forbes --- The housing market is rebalancing after the most competitive and frenetic period in recent memory. The cooling trend that is engulfing the market is expected to continue with more cities seeing home prices decline by this time next year as the shift...
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...
