Mortgage Rates Hang On
Mortgage rates hung on this week, making virtually no movement from the week prior, according to Freddie Mac's recently released...
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Pending Home Sales Return to Form
Pending home sales returned to form in June after three straight months of backward traction, up 1.5 percent in the...
Beyond the Bottom? Homeownership Rate Creeps Back Up
The homeownership rate crept up close to a full percentage point from one year ago to 63.7 percent in the...
FHFA: Home Prices Rose in May
Home prices rose 0.4 percent month-over-month in May 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) recently released House...
10 Markets Where Rents Are Rising Most
No two housing markets are alike—rents included. A recent analysis by GOBankingRates identifies the markets where rents have risen the...
High Prices Keep Activity Sizzling Through Summer
High prices are keeping home sales activity sizzling through summer, with listings moving 6 percent faster year-over-year in July, according...
Renter Household Explosion Fueled From All Sides
More households in America are headed by renters now than at any other time in the last 50 years, with...
New-Home Sales Improve Slightly in June
New-home sales improved in June, with sales of new, single-family homes eking up 0.8 percent to 610,000, according to the...
Study: Buying Is Still Better Than Renting in Most States
Affordability challenges are weighing on the housing market, as many homebuyers and sellers contend with either being unable to compete...
Home Prices Linger at All-Time High
Home prices lingered at the all-time high in the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, up 5.6 percent year-over-year in May,...
To Give or Not to Give: The Value of Closing Gifts
Some agents swear by them, seeing them as a ribbon to wrap up the meaningful client relationship they built and show their appreciation, while others question their necessity entirely. Read more.
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