U.S. Housing Market
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Invests $225 Million in NYC Affordable Housing Initiative
Last June, the FHLBNY and the HDC partnered on a $150 million bond purchase in support of more than 2,250 homes across HDC programs. Continue Reading Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Invests $225 Million in NYC Affordable Housing Initiative
Trump Economic Adviser: ‘The Whole Cabinet’ Working to Address Housing Issues
“We have got, like, everybody in the whole Cabinet working on trying to get housing to be more affordable,” Kevin Hassett said. Continue Reading Trump Economic Adviser: ‘The Whole Cabinet’ Working to Address Housing Issues
More Homes Were Equity Rich During Q2
ATTOM also noted that 2.7% of mortgaged residences were seriously underwater in the second quarter. Continue Reading More Homes Were Equity Rich During Q2
Pending Home Sales Down During June
The Northeast recorded a 2.1% uptick in pending home sales from May but remained unchanged from June 2024. Continue Reading Pending Home Sales Down During June
Mortgage Application Activity Slows Down
“Mortgage applications fell to their lowest level since May,” said MBA’s Joel Kan. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Slows Down
Is it good to buy when the housing market crashes?
Source: AS --- Potential homebuyers—and most people—shudder at the phrase “recession.” The 2008 recession devastated the real estate business. Sales fell, houses were foreclosed, and the market collapsed. If you’re smart, purchasing a property during a recession may...
The US housing market, Part 1: A look back at 2022 | Cumberland Comment
Source: Herald-Tribune --- Whether viewed by home sales (demand) or housing starts (supply), the U.S. housing market downshifted significantly during 2022. Housing demand is driven by a number of factors, but perhaps chief among them is mortgage rates, as the key...
Investors are ‘desperate’ for a recession that forces the Fed to cut interest rates but what happens to markets if the economy remains healthy?
Source: MarketWatch --- As 2023 gets underway markets are clinging to expectations that the U.S. economy will slide into a recession that effectively forces the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates, lower bond yields and borrowing costs, and perhaps help...
Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-January
Source: CalculatedRisk Newsletter --- New Listings Have Declined Significantly Here is a graph of new listing from Realtor.com’s December Housing Trends Report showing new listings were down about 21% year-over-year in December. And the local markets I track that have...
Colorado’s shifting housing market and what it means for 2023
Source: Denver 7 ABC News --- DENVER — With the new year, many Coloradans are looking at the next 12 months trying to make sense of the ever-changing real estate market in the midst of an uncertain financial picture. This comes as things really slowed down in...
The percentage of homes with price cuts jumped from 7.1% in December to 13.6% this year. So we asked 7 economists and real estate pros: Is now the time to buy before the spring rush hits?
Source: MarketWatch --- When the weather cools for winter, the housing market often does too. But is that true of the market right now — and what should we expect for the rest of the season and the year? We asked real estate experts and economists to share their...
‘Hang in there,’ Utah real estate agents told. What does that mean for buyers and sellers?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune --- It’s just two weeks into 2023, and Utah real estate agents are already being told to look to 2024 for things to improve. Hundreds of them broke into a slow nervous laugh Friday when one of the state’s top housing economists offered...
Mortgage repayments for new buyers now ‘close to pre-2008 levels’
Source: FT Adviser --- Mortgage repayments now make up nearly 40 per cent of a first-time buyer’s net take-home pay, which high street bank Nationwide has said is “close to the levels seen in the run up to the financial crisis”. Senior economist at the bank, Andrew...
Economist tells Denver real estate agents to prepare for a recession in middle of the year
Source: Denver Post --- Consumers have held a recession at bay for months now with their robust spending, fighting off the burden of rising prices and higher interest rates. But their resolve, not to mention their financial reserves, are waning and that could force a...
The real estate rager is over. Prepare for a housing hangover.
Source: MLive --- The housing market is cleaning up its wildest party in decades. Prices saw double-digit increases while days on the market were reduced to hours. But now we’re flipping on the lights and ending this rager. It’s time to go back to normal — whatever...
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