U.S. Housing Market
Treasury Secretary Bessent Blames Fed for ‘Housing Recession’
“If the Fed brings down mortgage rates, they can end this housing recession,” said Bessent. Continue Reading Treasury Secretary Bessent Blames Fed for ‘Housing Recession’
Bilt Adds Venmo for Housing Payment Options
Bilt will add Venmo to its existing payment options of ACH, debit, and any linked credit card. Continue Reading Bilt Adds Venmo for Housing Payment Options
Beeline Launches Stablecoin-Backed Home Equity Product
Beta transactions starting this month and an official rollout is scheduled for late July. Continue Reading Beeline Launches Stablecoin-Backed Home Equity Product
New Bill Would Eliminate Property Taxes for Maine’s Seniors
Property tax rates in Maine average 1.17%, above the national average of 0.9%. Continue Reading New Bill Would Eliminate Property Taxes for Maine’s Seniors
Report: More Millionaires Are Favoring Rental Housing Over Homeownership
Southern metro areas have seen the most significant growth in wealthy renters. Continue Reading Report: More Millionaires Are Favoring Rental Housing Over Homeownership
Fed Seen Aggressively Hiking to 5%, Triggering Global Recession
Source: Bloomberg --- Federal Reserve officials will maintain their resolutely hawkish stance next week, laying the groundwork for interest rates reaching 5% by March 2023, moves that seem likely to lead to a US and global recession, economists surveyed by Bloomberg...
Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?
Source: KSL News --- The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down. “Good news for home buyers, sellers are dropping their home prices” But what...
The US Housing Market was once hot as lava. Is it grinding to a halt?
Source: USA Today --- What once seemed like it was as hot as lava, the U.S. housing market now seems to be cooling down pretty quickly. But why? There seems to be enough people looking to buy homes right now with Millennials making up 43% of homebuyers, up 5% from...
Options available to offset higher mortgage rates
Source: Salem News --- American homeowners are feeling the pinch as the Federal Reserve continues to ratchet up interest rates to combat inflation. The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose above 6% this month for the first time since 2008, putting both...
‘Unhealthy and unsustainable’: Homebuyers aren’t buying and homebuilders aren’t building in the face of untamed mortgage rates
Source: MSN --- U.S. mortgage rates crept up once again this week as demand for home loans tumbled, according to a pair of widely followed reports. Buyers and sellers are increasingly on edge as the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate — now more than double what it...
Housing market: Existing home sales indicate the beginning of a correction
Source: Yahoo Finance --- BRIAN SOZZI: All right, from record home prices to record mortgage rates, 2022 has been a wild ride for the now ice-cold housing market. But could this pain be good for prospective homebuyers down the road? Yahoo! Finance Columnist Rick...
As the Housing Market Weakens… So Does the Economy?
Source: Advisor Perspectives --- With mortgage rates more than doubling from ~3% to over 7% today the difference in cost between buying a home twelve months ago compared to today is very big. Not only are existing home prices up 8.4% year-over-year, but the same...
Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?
Source: CNN --- The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down. But what homebuyers and homeowners alike want to know is: How much lower will prices...
Here are the people to know in commercial real estate for 2023
Source: AZ Big Media --- The 2023 edition of People & Projects to Know (PTK) in Commercial Real Estate is one of our most exciting and dynamic editions yet! Not only did the team at AZ Big Media receive an overwhelming number of nominations — for people and...
Rent Growth Is Slowing, and That’s Good News for Struggling Home Buyers and Renters
Source: The Motley Fool --- At a time when many consumers have been facing skyrocketing prices at the pump, supermarket, and just about everywhere, rents have been soaring, thereby adding to that burden. But Realtor.com just released some positive news regarding...
