Bright MLS 2025 Housing Forecast Predicts a ‘Tale of Two Markets’
With a new year comes the hope of a brighter tomorrow—should the real estate industry be pining for a bright ...
Tag: Interest Rates
Mortgage Rates Slide Back Up This Week
Mortgage rates are continuing their hover in the upper sixes. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) ticked back up this week ...
Homebuilder Confidence Continues End-of-Year Rise in 2024
November saw homebuilder confidence rise, according to the latest findings in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Is Optimistic About the Economy, Unsure of Third Rate Cut This Year
“Will the Fed cut interest rates?” That’s a question on everyone’s mind whenever Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks publicly—including ...
Ask the Newsmakers: Ending the Year on a High Note
Above (left to right): Stephanie Anton, Shirene Hazel, Liz Nunan and Bill Pankonin. With just a few weeks left in ...
Mortgage Rates Stall Following Elections Results and Fed Rate Cut
After six straight weeks of increases, mortgage rates leveled off this week, rounding out a host of recent market-moving events ...
Fed Moves Ahead With Expected Quarter-Point Rate Cut
After an aggressive half percent cut in September, the Federal Reserve followed through on an expected but more measured quarter ...
Mortgage Rates Move Up for Sixth Straight Week
Mortgage rates inched up again this week, a six-week runup to date and not expected to stabilize by the end ...
MBA Reports Fifth Straight Week of Decline in Mortgage Applications
Mortgage applications continued their rapid decline for the fifth straight week, with pressure from rising mortgage rates continuing to plague ...
Mortgage Rates Increase for the Fifth Consecutive Week, Reaching 3-Month High
Reaching a three-month high and their fifth-consecutive week of increases, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage climbed to 6.72%, up ...
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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