U.S. Housing Market
Foreclosure Activity Rises Year-Over-Year for Eighth Straight Month
Lenders repossessed 3,872 properties through completed foreclosures last month, up 32% from October 2024. Continue Reading Foreclosure Activity Rises Year-Over-Year for Eighth Straight Month
Wolf Valley Homes Launches Program to Encourage Homeownership for Veterans
“Many of our nation’s heroes struggle to find housing options that fit both their needs and budgets,” said Waldon Fenster, a representative of Wolf Valley Homes. Continue Reading Wolf Valley Homes Launches Program to Encourage Homeownership for Veterans
New York State Home Sales Down 11% Despite Increase in Listings
The median sales price in New York State for May was $436,000, up 3.8% from the $420,000 price set one year earlier. Continue Reading New York State Home Sales Down 11% Despite Increase in Listings
Connecticut Governor Vetoes Affordable Housing Bill
“I’m not happy with the local red tape, but I want the towns to take the lead,” said Gov. Ned Lamont. Continue Reading Connecticut Governor Vetoes Affordable Housing Bill
Compass Sues Zillow Over ‘Anticompetitive’ Ban on Private Listings
“No one company should have the power to ban agents or listings simply because they don’t follow that company’s business model,” said Compass CEO Robert Reffkin. Continue Reading Compass Sues Zillow Over ‘Anticompetitive’ Ban on Private Listings
Is Housing Inflation Slowing Down? Trends To Look For In 2023
Source: Forbes --- Key Takeaways Many factors contributed to the rapid rise in home and rent prices over the past few years. Because of the long process from building to selling homes, it takes time for housing inflation to slow. The outlook for 2023 is cloudy, with...
What Buyers Need To Consider in The Current Housing Market
Source: WRAL News --- The winds have turned on the US housing market. Sellers listed 24% fewer homes in October compared to 2021, according to data from Zillow. Fewer people are buying houses though, sales dropping 17% below the pre-pandemic estimates in 2019. After...
2022 marked the end of cheap mortgages and now the housing market has turned icy cold
Source: NPR --- Evan Paul and his wife entered 2022 thinking it would be the year they would finally buy a home. The couple — both scientists in the biotech industry — were ready to put roots down in Boston. "We just kind of got to that place in our lives where we...
What the Fed’s December rate hike means for homebuyers and sellers
Source: Fortune --- The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the seventh consecutive time this year. This time, though, the hike is smaller: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced a half-point increase in the federal funds rate Dec. 14, which is down from the...
2022 marked the end of cheap mortgages and now the housing market has turned icy cold
Source: NPR --- Evan Paul and his wife entered 2022 thinking it would be the year they would finally buy a home. The couple — both scientists in the biotech industry — were ready to put roots down in Boston. "We just kind of got to that place in our lives where we...
2022 – What just happened?
Source: MPA Mag --- How would you sum up the year in a paragraph, or even in one sentence? And what’s your outlook for 2023? How will high rates impact your business? These are just a few of the questions Mortgage Professional America (MPA) posed to mortgage experts...
Trump’s Billionaire Neighbor Warned The Economy Was In An ‘Omnibubble,’ He Was Right
Source: Yahoo! Life --- According to Jeff Greene, who turned a $50 million investment into $500 million in 2008 by purchasing credit default swaps on bonds backed by subprime mortgages as the housing bubble burst, the economy is currently experiencing a new asset...
5 US Real Estate Predictions for 2023
Source: The Street --- Shakespeare had it right when he said, “I’ll give a thousand furlongs of open sea for an acre of barren ground.” U.S. homebuyers know exactly where the Bard of Avon was coming from on the real estate front. In 2022, many buyers were locked out...
Home buyers get some relief as mortgage rates come off 7% highs
Source: Los Angeles Times --- In October, mortgage interest rates topped 7% for the first time in two decades, the latest milestone reached this year amid a surge in borrowing costs. But potential home buyers may have noticed something different recently: Rates are...
Mortgage rates fall for the sixth week in a row
Source: Yahoo! News --- Mortgage rates dropped for the sixth straight week, but housing activity remained muted going into the holidays. The rate for the average 30-year fixed mortgage slipped to 6.27% from 6.31% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac. Rates have...
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