Freddie: What Feeds the Affordability Perception?
Affording a mortgage payment is possible for many prospective homeowners. Why then, by all accounts, is unaffordability plaguing the market?...
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The Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers
Affordability is at the forefront of the minds of first-time homebuyers, who are contending with climbing prices and fierce competition....
Home Price Change Expectations Flat
Many homeowners have enjoyed a return to positive equity in recent years, with home prices on a consistent upward trend...
Real Estate Reigns as Americans’ Preferred Investment
Real estate is the long-term investment of choice for Americans, who in a recent survey by Bankrate.com placed it ahead...
Snapchat vs. Instagram: Which One Is for You?
Social platforms are always battling it out to determine who will be today's top contender. This seems to be the...
Mortgage Rates Retreat After Two-Week Rise
Mortgage rates are retreating after two weeks of upward momentum, according to Freddie Mac's recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey®...
Gen X Falls Behind in Equity Gain
Homeowners have made inroads in building equity back up since the crash, with mortgages more evenly leveraged as values recover....
6 Legal Aspects of Short-Term Rentals
The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD). With the rise of Airbnb and VRBO.com, there...
How to Generate Leads From Presentations
As a real estate agent, you're always looking for lead generation tips that produce high-quality leads while remaining cost-effective. Staying...
Housing Starts Rev Up in June
Home-building activity revved up in June, with housing starts up 8.3 percent to a rate of 1,215,000, according to the...
How Real Estate Pros Defuse the Stressors of Today’s Real Estate Industry
RISMedia asked several longtime pros to share their thoughts about how they perceive the profession now, as well as their coping strategies. Read more.
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