U.S. Housing Market
New Study Highlights the Most Pet-Friendly Cities
Scottsdale ranked first and Honolulu ranked last among the 100 cities analyzed by WalletHub. Continue Reading New Study Highlights the Most Pet-Friendly Cities
Rudyard Kipling’s 1896 Vermont Stable to Become Rental Housing
The English-born Kipling lived at an estate in Vermont from 1892 through 1896. Continue Reading Rudyard Kipling’s 1896 Vermont Stable to Become Rental Housing
Sluggish Refinance Activity Drives Down Mortgage Application Levels
The Refinance Index decreased 5% from the previous week, although it was 63% higher than the same week one year ago. Continue Reading Sluggish Refinance Activity Drives Down Mortgage Application Levels
Survey: Nearly Half of Renters Feel Homeownership is Out of Reach
GenZ renters were the most optimistic, with 53% believing homeownership was very or somewhat possible. Continue Reading Survey: Nearly Half of Renters Feel Homeownership is Out of Reach
Virginia Home Sales Down 9%
The February median sales price in Virginia was $403,500. Continue Reading Virginia Home Sales Down 9%
Should I sell my house before prices really crash — or wait for the next big real estate boom?
Source: Yahoo Finance --- Home sellers may face a closing window on today’s still-warm — but cooling — real estate market. While sellers can still take advantage of low inventory, they should also know that inflation, rising interest rates and perceptions about...
Overcoming the housing crisis is going to take all the tools in the toolbox: John Habat
Source: Cleveland.com --- Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity is celebrating its 35th anniversary of building homes and empowering families with safe and affordable homeownership. Since 1987, we’ve helped more than 325 families purchase safe and affordable homes --...
Home prices are falling in these 98 major housing markets—only 50 markets remain at the peak
Source: Fortune --- Not long after mortgage rates spiked this spring, the U.S. housing market slipped into what the industry likes to call a housing recession. It means housing activity levels, like home sales, are contracting sharply. That’s hardly surprising:...
What Charles Darwin Is Teaching Real-Estate Investors
Source: Forbes --- Commercial real-estate, long a safe harbor for investors, must evolve or die. Threats to the once irrepressible growth in the value of commercial real estate are crowding in, denying the fainting market the air it needs. Inflation, now galloping at...
Rising seas fueled by climate change to swamp $34B in US real estate in just 30 years, analysis finds
Source: USA Today --- Higher high tides, supercharged by rising sea levels, could flood all or parts of an estimated $34 billion worth of real estate along the nation’s coasts within just 30 years, a new report concludes. Within the span of a 30-year mortgage, as many...
What Is Wholesale Real Estate?
Source: Investopedia --- Investing in real estate is nothing like investing in stocks and bonds. With the latter two, depending on the type of investment, you may be able to dive right in with perhaps as little as $100. You can exit whenever you wish. It's not that...
U.S. home prices see biggest monthly drop in 11 years. It’s weighing on homeowner wealth
Source: Deseret News --- After two years of runaway price growth, the U.S. housing market has hit a tipping point. Home price growth has been decelerating for months now as the U.S. market cools from the pandemic frenzy. But in July, that shifted to an actual decline...
US housing market to remain ‘especially frigid’ as mortgage rates spike: Redfin
Source: New York Post --- The housing market’s ongoing slowdown will continue through the end of the year as surging mortgage rates discourage prospective homebuyers, according to the latest analysis by real estate firm Redfin. Redfin noted a “nosedive” in...
5 things to consider if you’re choosing between a 15-year and a 30-year mortgage
Source: CNBC --- One of the most important parts of taking on a mortgage to buy a house is making sure the terms of the loan best suit your financial needs. Not only does this involve securing the lowest interest rate possible, it also means choosing the right...
Real estate: ‘Coastal markets are going to start declining,’ Fundrise CEO says
Source: Yahoo Finance --- SEANA SMITH: After a hot couple of years, the housing market finally cooling off, but that doesn't mean that there aren't opportunities to invest in this space. Ben Miller, the co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, joins us now. Ben, since the last...
