U.S. Housing Market
Gene Simmons Relists Beverly Hills Estate with $1 Million Price Cut
In April, he listed the property for just under $14 million but later withdrew the listing when there was no buyer interest. Continue Reading Gene Simmons Relists Beverly Hills Estate with $1 Million Price Cut
Illinois Home Prices Rising While Sales Decline
The city of Chicago experienced an 11.8% year-over-year decrease in sales. Continue Reading Illinois Home Prices Rising While Sales Decline
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
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
Bay Area Could See More Affordable Housing – If the Public Funds it
A new study suggests that the Bay Area could see nearly 33,000 new affordable housing units in the near future. The research, conducted by Enterprise Community Partners and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, found that 395 affordable housing developments are...
It’s time to chill with all the recession talk
Source: CNN Business --- New YorkCNN — In 2021, a bunch of economists and policy makers underestimated the inflation that was taking root around the world. In 2022, as inflation hit 40-year-highs and the Fed ramped up interest rates, many of those commentators went...
Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- 67% of Americans say a housing market crash is imminent in the next three years. With all the talk in the media lately about shifts in the housing market, it makes sense why so many people feel this way. But there’s good news....
Redfin: Rent Prices See Smallest Increase in 20 Months
Increasing supply and waning demand are putting downward pressure on rental prices, according to a new report from Redfin. The median U.S. asking rent rose 2.4% year over year to $1,942 in January, the smallest increase since May 2021 and the lowest level in nearly a...
Title Company Recognized for Uncovering Real Estate Fraud
Kevin Tacher, CEO of Independence Title, was recognized by former Broward County Mayor Michael Udine and Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kair at a recent Parkland Chamber of Commerce meeting for his outstanding work in uncovering major real estate fraud...
Hopes are High for a Spring Rebound in Mid-Atlantic Housing Market
Homeowners may be coming to terms with 6% mortgage interest rates, which could point to a better spring home buying season, at least in the Mid-Atlantic region. That’s according to the January Housing Market Report released by Bright MLS today. “After record...
Mortgage rates tick up after weeks of decline
Source: Fox Business --- The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate began to rise after four weeks of contraction, a possible sign of stability that could draw in home shoppers with spring buying season weeks away. The big rise in mortgage rates during the past year has...
Spring homebuying and selling season is here. Are you ready?
Source: CNN Business --- Super Bowl weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the peak spring home buying and selling season, according to many real estate agents. Are you ready? If you’re feeling unsure and confused, you’re not alone. The US housing market is giving off...
The Federal Reserve is likely to hike interest rates again. What that means for you
Source: CNBC --- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce its eighth consecutive rate hike at this week’s policy meeting. This time, Fed officials likely will approve a 0.25 percentage point increase as inflation starts to ease, a more modest pace compared...
A surge in mortgage rates and elevated home prices dampened California’s housing affordability in fourth-quarter 2022, C.A.R. reports
Feb. 9, 2023 (Staff Writer)- A rapid rise in mortgage interest rates depressed housing affordability in California during the fourth quarter of 2022 and pushed the statewide affordability index for an existing, single-family home to 17 percent, just above the 15-year...
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