U.S. Housing Market
Venterra Realty Opens New Houston-Area Multifamily Community
The company said the property was created with its proprietary Quiet Building sound insulating construction. Continue Reading Venterra Realty Opens New Houston-Area Multifamily Community
New Listings and Pending Sales Up Across New York State
he median sales price across New York State was $427,628, a 3% upswing from the $415,000 price in September 2024. Continue Reading New Listings and Pending Sales Up Across New York State
Home Sales and Prices Down in Florida
The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes last month was $412,734, down 4% from the previous year. Continue Reading Home Sales and Prices Down in Florida
Report: Connecticut’s Severe Housing Shortage Was a Long Time in the Making
The state’s price increases of 63.7% over the past five years outpaced the national average of 55.5%. Continue Reading Report: Connecticut’s Severe Housing Shortage Was a Long Time in the Making
New York State Records 6.2% Drop in Home Sales
The state’s median price of homes increased for the 21st straight month. Continue Reading New York State Records 6.2% Drop in Home Sales
The U.S. housing market downturn will be worse in 2023, forecasts Goldman Sachs
Source: Fortune --- The U.S. entered into its first housing downturn of the post–Great Financial Crisis era. And the worst still awaits. On Tuesday, researchers at Goldman Sachs released a paper titled “The Housing Downturn: Further to Fall.” The investment bank now...
Mortgage Rates Rise to 5.66%, Weighing on Housing Market
Source: US News --- WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in two months this week, providing no relief for a slumping housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose to 5.66% from...
Fed seen sticking to interest rate hikes even as unemployment rises
Source: Reuters --- The Federal Reserve is seen sticking to sharp interest rate hikes in coming months to cool inflation, but rising U.S. unemployment and a slowdown in wage growth has traders betting that borrowing costs next year may not end up quite as high as...
One in five home sellers is now dropping their asking price as the housing market cools
Source: CNBC --- Home sellers are getting nervous, as the once hot housing market cools fast. One in five sellers in August dropped their asking price, according to Realtor.com. A year ago that share was just 11%. The average home sold for less than its list price...
White House Gives Fed Some Cover on Rates After Warren Critique
Source: Bloomberg --- The White House is giving the Federal Reserve leeway to raise interest rates to tame inflation, a day after Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren warned the central bank’s actions could tip the US economy into a recession. “We don’t want to step on...
Bank of America aims mortgages, CRE loans at women and minorities
Source: American Banker --- Two new Bank of America lending programs seek to promote homeownership among minority borrowers as well as incentivize economic development in disadvantaged communities. One is a pilot program that would offer mortgages to Black and...
Home prices are falling in 6 major US cities and still rising in 13. Here’s how the major markets are faring as buyers adjust to the end of the boom
Source: Business Insider --- The red-hot housing market has fizzled out — and that means home prices are finally cooling down. Over the past few years, intense buyer competition has elevated home prices throughout the US but as affordability wanes, demand is fading...
Everyone pays the cost as the rich keep spending
Source: Financial Times --- Inflation isn’t new, but price rises can still shock. I recently holidayed in the Hamptons, a tony beach area outside New York, where I was stunned to pay $800 for a single shopping cart of groceries. This wasn’t at some foodie emporium,...
Home sale cancellations rise in ‘remarkably uncertain time’ for market: Redfin CEO
Source: New York Post --- The US housing market is in the midst of a significant pullback, with cooling conditions that have contributed to a spike in home sale cancellation rates, according to the top boss at real estate firm RedFin. RedFin CEO Glenn Kelman noted...
The Real Impact Of A Housing Market Recession
Source: Forbes --- Key Takeaways: A housing market recession occurs when home sales decline for six months straight, which officially happened in July 2022. Two main forces are driving the housing market recession: increasing interest rates and increasing construction...
