U.S. Housing Market
NewDay USA Debuts Product That Covers Closing Costs for Veterans and Servicemembers
NewDay USA said this new product will allow veterans to “compete like cash buyers and close in as few as 15 days.” Continue Reading NewDay USA Debuts Product That Covers Closing Costs for Veterans and Servicemembers
JLL Capital Markets Secures $565 Million Construction Financing for New Miami Luxury Condo Tower
As of last month, The Residences at 1428 is 57% presold. Continue Reading JLL Capital Markets Secures $565 Million Construction Financing for New Miami Luxury Condo Tower
Richard Simmons’ Hollywood Hills Estate Listed for $6.9 Million
Simmons acquired the property for $670,000 in the early 1980s when his celebrity status began to rise. Continue Reading Richard Simmons’ Hollywood Hills Estate Listed for $6.9 Million
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 2-6
Different strategies for financing new stadiums, problematic approaches to cutting property taxes, and a misguided attempt to generate five-star online reviews. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 2-6
Philadelphia’s Historic Wanamaker Building to Undergo Office-to-Residential Conversion
Office space will be preserved on the fourth and fifth floors. Continue Reading Philadelphia’s Historic Wanamaker Building to Undergo Office-to-Residential Conversion
Housing Market Braces For Rising Layoffs ‘Soon’ As Mortgage Lenders, Home Sellers Cut Thousands Of Jobs
Source: Forbes --- TOPLINE Though the labor market's overall resilience continues to puzzle experts, the plight of rising interest rates, which are spurring a historic plunge in home sales, could soon lead to a rash of harsher job cuts across the housing sector—which,...
More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike
Source: NPR --- COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home....
Confidence in US housing market hits a new low: Fannie Mae
Source: Fox Business --- Consumer confidence in the U.S. housing market has tumbled to the lowest level on record as rapidly rising mortgage rates and high home prices force potential buyers to pull back. In October, just 16% of consumers said they feel that now is a...
This chart shows where US housing market prices are dropping the most
Source: ABC 10 News --- According to the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, home prices are finally declining after 10 years of a seller’s market. The drop is the result of a marked increase in interest rates and constant quality home price appreciation,...
No place to land
Source: Deseret News --- Britta Joslyn was at a breaking point. She’d decided to move out of her house in Heber City, Utah, after a split-up. But, finding a new home proved Sisyphean. She needed to find a rental close to her children’s school that would accommodate...
YOUNGER AMERICANS ARE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE U.S. HOUSING MARKET
Source: Black Enterprise --- According to a national profile of homebuyers and sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), American homebuyers are Whiter, older and wealthier. The New York Times reports the NAR added first-time homebuyers account for the...
Mortgage rates collapse on softer inflation data
Source: Housing Wire --- Finally, some good news: the growth rate of inflation is cooling off for now, and with the CPI inflation report being positive, the 10-year yield fell noticeably, and mortgage rates will fall with that! So, the question is, are we reaching the...
Trouble Ahead for U.S. Housing?
Source: Institutional Investor --- There are growing signs that the Federal Reserve’s rate policies are starting to bite into the U.S. housing market. Mortgage rates on 30-year fixed rate loans have risen from around 3% at the end of 2020 to just over 7% in October...
Local homes sales drop as mortgage rates rise
Source: WWNYTV 7 News --- WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Mortgage rates are right around 7 percent for a 30-year fixed rate. Nationally, rates are at their highest since 2006 and they’ve nearly doubled since last year. So, what is this doing to the local housing market?...
With Interest Rates at 7%, Here’s How Much More You’re Paying for a $500K House
Source: Motley Fool --- If you're in the market for a new home, you're probably well aware that mortgage rates are on the rise. In fact, they've more than doubled since the beginning of the year and are now at their highest level in nearly 15 years. Mortgage rates...














