Where Do Neighbors Rank Among Buyer Priorities?
Before closing on a house, it's important to find out as much about it as you can. That's why scheduling an inspection is typically among...
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- 3 days ago
New Home Sales Up Almost 10% Over Last Year
New home sales numbers are known to be volatile on a month-to-month basis. They're also frequently revised. That's certainly the case...
- 4 days ago
Pending Home Sales Edge Upward In August
The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index tracks the number of contracts to buy homes signed each month. The index...
- 5 days ago
Affordability Trends Headed In The Right Direction
For years now, buying a home has been getting more expensive. Higher home prices and climbing mortgage rates have had affordability...
- Sep 25
Prices Continue To Climb But At A Slower Rate
Falling mortgage rates have created a buzz among potential buyers but rates aren't the only market factor trending in the right...
- Sep 24
New Home Construction Sees Late-Summer Surge
After five consecutive monthly declines, construction of new, single-family homes spiked in August, according to new numbers from the...
- Sep 23
Home Sales Slow Despite Improving Conditions
Buying a home isn't something you do in an afternoon. It takes several weeks, maybe months. That could explain why, despite news of...
- Sep 20
Home Builder Confidence Rises As Rates Fall
The National Association of Home Builders conducts a monthly survey to gauge builder confidence in the market for newly built homes. Its...
- Sep 18
Home Price Panel Predicts Slower Growth
Home prices are a hot topic after years of skyrocketing growth. Double-digit annual increases were common in most markets during the...
- Sep 17
Credit Availability Continues To Improve
Credit availability isn't typically among home buyers' top concerns – but it matters. Lending standards and the availability of loan...
- Sep 16
October Could Be This Year's Best Month To Buy
Traditionally, spring and summer are the housing market's busiest seasons. Home shoppers tend to arrive as the weather begins to warm and...
- Sep 11
Americans Are Optimistic About Mortgage Rates
Americans have had good reason to be hesitant about the housing market over the past couple of years. Between skyrocketing prices during...
- Sep 10
Mortgage Payments Are Becoming More Affordable
Prospective home buyers who've been waiting for affordability conditions to improve may be in luck. According to the latest Purchase...
- Sep 9
Available Homes For Sale Hit Four-Year High
The housing market has had an inventory problem for years now. Too few homes for sale has driven prices higher, increased competition and...
- Sep 6
Borrowers Bounce Back In Q2 Lending Boom
When mortgage rates began rising from all-time lows a few years back, the number of Americans looking for a loan started to fall. But,...
- Sep 5
Mortgage Rates Fall For 4th Consecutive Week
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell last week from one week earlier....
- Sep 4
Home Price Increases Continue To Slow
Home prices are still rising, according to the latest numbers from the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. S&P's National Home Price...
- Aug 29
The Market Is Softening But Will Buyers Jump?
Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a monthly outlook covering its expectations for the economy and housing...
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