U.S. Housing Market
MBA Chief Calls for Federal Probe into Price Hikes on Credit Reporting Products
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit is calling for a federal investigation into recent price increases for credit reporting products. In a post on LinkedIn, Broeksmit stated, “I was hoping it was April Fool’s Day, but it feels more like...
New Initiative Seeks to Eliminate Property Taxes in Oklahoma
The measure’s proponents are seeking to have it included on the November 2026 ballot. Continue Reading New Initiative Seeks to Eliminate Property Taxes in Oklahoma
Case-Shiller Index Records 2.7% Annual Gain in April
Separately, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported house prices were down 0.4% in April from March. Continue Reading Case-Shiller Index Records 2.7% Annual Gain in April
Florida Records Declines in Home Sales and Prices
The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes last month was $415,000, down 2.7% from the previous year. Continue Reading Florida Records Declines in Home Sales and Prices
New York State Home Sales Down 11% Despite Increase in Listings
The median sales price in New York State for May was $436,000, up 3.8% from the $420,000 price set one year earlier. Continue Reading New York State Home Sales Down 11% Despite Increase in Listings
San Francisco Braces for Epic Commercial Real Estate Crash
Source: The San Francisco Standard --- Imagine a slow-moving train coming towards you. The lights are shining, the horn is blaring, but it’s just far enough in the distance that the risk doesn’t seem real just yet. That’s a fitting-enough analogy for the state of San...
This Is What Gen Z and Millennials Are Looking For in Real Estate
Source: Yahoo Finance --- When it comes to real estate, millennials and Gen Zers share a lot more in common than the two generations may realize. GOBankingRates spoke with several real estate professionals to learn what millennials are seeking in real estate, what Gen...
Oak Street reportedly makes $2 billion bid for Kohl’s real estate
Source: CNBC --- Private equity firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital LLC has made an offer to acquire as much as $2 billion of property from Kohl’s Corp and have the U.S. retailer lease back its stores, according to people familiar with the matter. Oak Street’s...
House Prices Are Falling in These Five Overvalued Cities
Source: Newsweek --- Hispanic homeownership in the U.S. climbed significantly in 2020 – there are now 8.8 million Hispanic homeowners in the country, according to a report released this week by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. That’s...
9 Steps to Getting the Perfect Mortgage as Rates Rise
Source: The Motley Fool --- During the heart of the pandemic, qualifying for an affordable loan was pretty easy for most home buyers. Rates repeatedly hit record lows and it was possible to get a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for under 3.00% if you had reasonable...
Why the Housing Market Crash Could Get Worse in 2023
Source: Investor Place --- As the Federal Reserve continues to engineer the long foretold “soft landing,” housing has come into focus. Notions of a housing market crash continue to circulate the market. Now, Goldman Sachs says the real estate market may well take a...
THE STATE OF HOUSING SUPPLY: ‘NOT ENOUGH HOMES TO GO AROUND’
Source: Builder Online --- Economic uncertainty, inflation, and rising mortgage rates are clouding the picture for the U.S. housing market, which is also facing a structural deficit of both for-sale and rental homes. During the “Getting Serious About Housing Supply:...
What’s the answer to the U.S. housing crisis? Why national experts have eyes on Utah
Source: Deseret News --- It’s time to get serious about the U.S. housing supply crisis — a leading issue at the heart of the nation’s record high home prices, low rental vacancy rates and affordability problems. That was a key takeaway from a webinar hosted Thursday...
US housing markets are slowing. Is Florida the exception?
Source: Tampa Bay Times --- After two years of near-nonstop growth, housing prices may have finally peaked in some U.S. cities, according to data from Florida Atlantic University. Still, experts predict that Florida’s real estate market will remain strong compared to...
Best US real estate markets in 2022, according to new report
Source: Wallet Hub --- Whether you’re joining the real-estate business or just looking for a place to call home, it’s important to get a handle on the housing markets you’re considering before investing in a property. This year, the housing market is skewed much more...
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