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Majority Of Homes Still Sell In Under A Month
The housing market has definitely slowed this year. But while the home buying frenzy of 2021 has passed, that doesn't mean good homes are...
Jan 3, 2023


What Will The Market Will Look Like In 2023?
Traditionally, the end of the year is the time when prognosticator and forecasters release their predictions for the year ahead. Fannie...
Jan 2, 2023


How Stable Is Today's Housing Market?
There are a lot of ways to measure the health of the housing market. You can find stats and trends detailing everything from home sales...
Dec 27, 2022


Getting A Mortgage Got Easier In November
The Mortgage Bankers Association's monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index offers prospective home buyers a gauge of how easy or...
Dec 20, 2022


Dec 19, 2022


Where Do You Plan To Live In Retirement?
You may be someone who envisions moving somewhere beautiful when you retire. After all, spending your retirement soaking up the sun...
Dec 16, 2022


Americans Are Feeling Better About Buying
The number of Americans who say it's a good time to buy a home increased in November, according to Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment...
Dec 15, 2022


Number Of Homes For Sale To Increase In 2023
It isn't always easy to find what you're looking for when shopping for a house. That's especially true when there are fewer homes for...
Dec 14, 2022


Does Today's Market Favor Buyers Or Sellers?
Sometimes you have no choice but to move. Maybe you need to relocate for a better job or have to get a bigger space to accommodate a...
Dec 13, 2022


Home Price Increases Continue To Slow
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices have been tracking home price data for nearly 30 years and are considered among the leading...
Dec 5, 2022


Is It Better To Be Pre-Approved or Pre-Qualified?
A new survey of home sellers found 86 percent of them preferred a buyer who's been pre-approved for a mortgage over one who's...
Dec 1, 2022


New Home Buyers Bounce Back In October
Mortgage rates were at their recent peak in October. But despite elevated rates, new home buyers were active, pushing sales of newly...
Nov 30, 2022


Nov 29, 2022


Mortgage Rates Fall For 2nd Straight Week
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell again last week. Rates for...
Nov 28, 2022


Do Grocery Stores Affect Home Values?
It's nice to have a grocery store in the area. After all, you're going to need groceries. So having a store nearby that you can quickly...
Nov 23, 2022


Typical Home For Sale Sells In 21 Days
At the height of last year's housing market, a good home listed for sale on a Wednesday would often be sold by the end of the weekend....
Nov 21, 2022


How Affordable Is Today's Housing Market?
It's no secret that the housing market has been more challenging this year. Higher mortgage rates, combined with still-high home prices,...
Nov 18, 2022


Credit Availability Unchanged In October
The standards lenders use to determine whether or not a borrower is approved for a mortgage aren't fixed. Depending on market conditions,...
Nov 16, 2022


Nov 15, 2022


Number Of Available Homes For Sale Rises
The number of available homes for sale is up 42 percent from where it was last year at this time, according to new numbers from the...
Nov 14, 2022
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