Fixed Mortgage Rates Edge Higher
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates edging higher...
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New Home Shoppers Want Great Rooms, Spa Baths and More Connectivity
(MCT)—New home buyers are coming back, but they don’t want the same old McMansion. They want a house they can...
Diggin’ In: Planting Bulbs Now for a Spring Payoff
(MCT)—When you plant bulbs in the fall, you bury something that looks pretty brown and boring. Come spring, your hard...
NAHB Estimates Sept. Housing Starts Will Approach 900,000 Units
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell two points in October from a downwardly revised reading...
Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Cooled Down Slightly in September
Regional Spotlight—September is traditionally the month when both air temperatures and housing market activity retreat from their summer highs, but...
Stabilizing September Prices and Inventories Build Market Equilibrium
In September, inventories have returned to levels of a year ago and the buying season ended with the greatest price...
Members and Firms Stay Active in Today’s Market
NAR members are increasingly busy in real estate, with the typical member having 12 transaction sides in 2012, up from...
4 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Real Estate Blog
Are you a current blogger looking to improve your results or a newbie ready to start building a successful real...
Howard Hanna Joins Forces with Morgan-Collins
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, a leading seller of homes in Pennsylvania and Ohio, has announced a merger with Morgan-Collins,...
Shutdown Impacted Mortgages, Says Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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