Strong Jobs Report Boosts Hope for Housing in 2023
Continuing to hold up against the Federal Reserve’s campaign of rate hikes, the labor market remained strong in December as ...
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Batten Down: Thriving Through a Potential Recession
For months, economists have been pointing toward a downturn in virtually all marketplaces, causing jitters in brokerages of all sizes, ...
Fed Anticipates ‘Weak’ Housing Market in 2023 With Rates Remaining High
Minutes released yesterday for the Federal Reserve’s December meeting provide more confirmation that the central bank plans to hold interest ...
The 30-Year Fixed-Rate Ticked Up This Week
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.42% this week, up from 6.27% the previous week, according to the latest Primary ...
Increased Conforming Loan Limits Make Millions of U.S. Homes More Financially Accessible
Real estate agents have positive news to bring potentially skittish buyers in the new year. A recent Zillow report suggests ...
BCI Sees First Increase Since July as Brokers Put 2022 in Rearview
After what has been one of the most unusual years in recent history for real estate, brokers are—for the first ...
Mortgage Applications Decreased Over the Holidays
The latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 30, 2022 ...
Construction Spending Ticks Up, Defying Expectations
Total construction spending in November 2022 increased modestly by 0.2% over the previous month, topping $1.8 trillion, according to the ...
Annual Mortgage Delinquency Rate Falls for 19th Straight Month in October
For the month of October, 2.8% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency, representing a ...
Rent-Control Regulations: Help or Hindrance to Housing Supply?
Across the country, renters and housing providers alike are facing the effects of severely limited housing supply. Rising construction costs, ...
Crucial Seller Questions You Wouldn’t Have Heard Just a Few Years Ago
As opposed to even recently when sellers would let their agent handle most everything, now many want to be more involved. Read more.
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