U.S. Housing Market
Q3 Real Estate Investor Purchasing Up by Only 1% Year-Over-Year
Nationwide, 8% of homes investors offloaded in the third quarter were sold at a loss, up from 6.5% a year earlier. Continue Reading Q3 Real Estate Investor Purchasing Up by Only 1% Year-Over-Year
Starter Home Sales Up Nearly 5%
The typical starter home price rose 2% year-over-year to $260,000 in October. Continue Reading Starter Home Sales Up Nearly 5%
Housing Inventory Expands, But Delistings Are Also on the Rise
Delistings are growing faster than active inventory at 31.5%. Continue Reading Housing Inventory Expands, But Delistings Are Also on the Rise
Gannett in Partnership to Bring Real Estate Listings Across USA Today Network
Later this summer, USA Today will also launch “Homes Across America,” a photo gallery spotlighting homes across the country in a mix of styles and price ranges. Continue Reading Gannett in Partnership to Bring Real Estate Listings Across USA Today Network
Skydan Equity Partners Debuts ‘Buy Before You Sell’ Program
“Millions of homeowners face the stress of having to sell before buying—or risk losing out on their dream home,” said James Stillo, president and CEO of Skydan Group. Continue Reading Skydan Equity Partners Debuts ‘Buy Before You Sell’ Program
5 Ways the Cooling Housing Market Is Helping Buyers
Source: The Motley Fool --- For the first time since March 2021, the average home is selling below the asking price. In fact, prices have fallen by 6% since June. As the market cools, home buyers savvy enough to hang in there may be the ones to benefit. If you're in...
Homebuilders say they’re on the edge of a steeper downturn as buyers pull back
Source: CNBC --- The once-hot housing market is cooling off at an alarming rate, and some homebuilders say it will only get worse come the new year as new orders dry up. Fast-rising mortgage rates have caused once-frenzied homebuyers to turn on their heels and become...
98 Of The 100 Largest Housing Markets Saw Prices Nosedive In September From 2022 Peaks
Source: Forbes --- The housing market is rebalancing after the most competitive and frenetic period in recent memory. The cooling trend that is engulfing the market is expected to continue with more cities seeing home prices decline by this time next year as the shift...
Home prices are falling faster now than in 2006—Redfin’s CEO just revealed why
Source: Fortune --- The Pandemic Housing Boom unleashed an “investor mania” unlike anything seen in the U.S. housing market since the aughts housing bubble. Average Joes poured into the market in hopes of building Airbnb empires. Institutional investors,...
The Fed approves three-quarter-point rate hike
November 02, 2022 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement -The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3-3/4 to 4 percent.- Press Release Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in...
Real estate consumers ‘got pretty spoiled’ from relatively low mortgage rates: Broker
Source: Yahoo!News --- My Southern View Broker Alyssa Hellman joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss emerging housing markets, homebuyer responses to rising mortgage rates, and the outlook for demand in housing. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] - Rising rates have led to...
Mortgage rates are at a 20-year high. Here’s what that means for monthly payments.
Source: ABCNews --- The spike in mortgage rates this week continues a monthslong trend that has dramatically escalated the cost of home loans - but the exact price hike may surprise some homebuyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage leapt to 7.08% on Thursday, reaching...
3 Real Estate Market Predictions for the Rest of 2022
Source: The Motley Fool --- Nobody can know the future, but here are some things I could see happening. The real estate market in the United States has been decidedly unpredictable for the past couple of years. Many investors and industry analysts (myself included)...
To Buy or Rent, That Is Too Big a Question
Source: Bloomberg --- Remember when New Yorkers began fleeing the city at the beginning of the pandemic, escaping to their summer homes in the Hamptons or snapping up houses in the country? Those who dreamed of living in New York suddenly saw an opportunity to make it...
The Hottest Housing Market In America
Source: 24/7 Wall St. --- There is a real concern that the extremely hot housing market has started to collapse, especially in markets where prices have surged at record paces. One of the threats is due to mortgage rates that have risen from 3% a year ago to 7%...
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