Home Prices Tick Up After Two Months of Declines
Home prices grew in August, following two months of declines, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Active inventory remained ...
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2023’s Top 10 Best Housing Markets
With home prices and mortgage rates posing a hurdle to many homebuyers, not to mention other economic headwinds like inflation, ...
Mortgage Rates Take a Slight Dip This Week, but Remain Over 7%
While still lingering around the 20-year-high level, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.18%, down just a bit from last ...
Zombie Foreclosures Hold Steady in Q3 2023
As of Q3 2023 about 1.3 million (1,277,612) residential properties across the U.S. are vacant, representing 1.3% (one in 79 ...
Half of Major Metros Post Yearly Price Gains Amid Summer Rally
Even as sales have slumped, home prices have remained mostly resilient and even beaten long-term averages, according to the latest ...
Mortgage Applications Drop to Lowest Level in 28 Years
Mortgage applications decreased for the fifth-straight week, down 4.2% from last week’s 0.8% dip, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage ...
New Research Paper Tracks Homeownership Rates in California
On May 4, 2023, UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation published the research paper titled, “The First Step Is ...
Housing Market May be Cooling, But Lowest Earners Are Being Left Out
The pathway to homeownership has always been a challenging one. However, many can agree that recent developments in the housing ...
Almost 60% of Metro Areas Posted Q2 Home-Price Gains
The price dips many buyers were starting to enjoy could be gone in some regions before they even really got ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for the Third Straight Week
Seeing a third-straight week of mortgage rate hikes, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.96% this week, up from last ...
3 Business Moves Agents Should Make Before Summer
As the market heads into the summer season, the groundwork you lay now can determine whether the coming months are productive. Agents can use this time to reconnect with clients and position themselves for more listings. Here are three smart business strategies to make before summer arrives. Read more.
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