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Jul 31, 2024
Inventory Up In 48 Of 50 Largest Metros
The number of homes for sale has been improving for a while now and the gains continued in June. In fact, according to recently released...
Jul 30, 2024
June Home Sales Slow As Market Shift Continues
Sales of previously owned homes slowed in June, according to new numbers from the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales...
Jul 24, 2024
Builders See Better Buying Conditions Ahead
Home builders know the housing market. They have to, if they hope to be successful. Builders have to know what buyers want, where they...
Jul 23, 2024
Do You Know How Much A Home Costs?
Most of us know what it means to be sticker shocked. It's when you find out the price of something is much higher than you expected. It...
Jul 22, 2024
38% Of Homeowners Say They're Ready To Move
There's been a lot of talk recently about how market conditions may be keeping current homeowners from making a move. But homeowners may...
Jul 18, 2024
Jul 17, 2024
Mortgage Credit More Available In June
The Mortgage Bankers Association tracks mortgage credit availability to determine how easy or difficult it is for borrowers to get a...
Jul 16, 2024
Young Americans Say They Want To Own A Home
Homeownership hasn't lost its appeal, according to the results of a new survey of young Americans. The survey, which probed Gen Z's...
Jul 10, 2024
Increasing Inventory Gives Buyers More Time
In a competitive market, home buyers have to make big decisions fast. There's no time to deliberate when other interested buyers are...
Jul 9, 2024
Affordability Report Details Challenging Spring
ATTOM Data Solutions keeps a quarterly record of how affordable it is to buy a house based on monthly homeownership expenses for a...
Jul 8, 2024
Home Prices Track Last Year's Pattern
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index has been tracking home prices for decades and is among the most closely followed measures of US...
Jul 3, 2024
National Median Mortgage Payment Falls
Home buyers got a bit of a break in May, according to new numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA tracks mortgage payments...
Jul 2, 2024
Slow Spring Market May Mark Turning Point
The number of contracts to buy homes signed in May fell 2.1 percent from the month before, according to new numbers from the National...
Jul 1, 2024
How Many Buyers Get Down Payment Help?
Coming up with a down payment can be an obstacle for some buyers, especially in the aftermath of pandemic-era price increases. Buying a...
Jun 28, 2024
Is Buying A Home About To Get More Affordable?
Each month, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases an outlook covering its expectations for the economy and housing...
Jun 26, 2024
Homes For Sale Nearly 20% Higher Than Last Year
New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show the inventory of homes for sale was up another 6.7 percent in April, pushing...
Jun 25, 2024
How Much Does It Cost To Sell A House?
Most people are familiar with at least a few of the upfront costs of buying a home. Very few, for example, will be surprised to find out...
Jun 24, 2024
Jun 19, 2024
Price Cuts In May Were Highest In Six Years
When inventory's tight and the market's competitive, you don't see many price cuts on listed homes. Only in cases where a home has issues...
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