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Aug 26, 2024


Home Builders See Better Days Ahead
Each month, the National Association of Home Builders conducts a survey asking builders for their opinion of the market for newly built...
Aug 20, 2024


Time On Market Continues To Improve
When homes are selling quickly, buyers have to move fast. That can be stressful. Choosing a home to buy is not a decision you want to...
Aug 19, 2024


Loan Demand Skyrockets As Rates Remain Low
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were relatively flat last week after...
Aug 15, 2024


What Size Do You Want Your Next Home To Be?
People move for a variety of reasons. A move could be inspired by everything from a new job in a different area to weather or a desire to...
Aug 14, 2024


Aug 13, 2024


Mortgage Credit Availability Continues To Rebound
How easy or difficult it is for a prospective home buyer to get approved for a loan depends on credit availability. Current lending...
Aug 12, 2024


Are Americans Wrong About Market Conditions?
Fannie Mae's monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index is based on a survey which asks Americans for their opinions on the housing market and...
Aug 9, 2024
The Housing Market Is Becoming More Buyer Friendly
Homes for sale have hit a post-pandemic high and it's helping make the housing market more buyer friendly, according to new data from the...
Aug 8, 2024


Share Of Equity Rich Homes Spiked In Spring
Rising home prices during the spring sales season pushed the share of equity rich homes higher, according to new data from ATTOM Data...
Aug 7, 2024


Pending Home Sales Gain Nearly 5% In June
When a contract to buy a house is signed, that home's sale is considered pending until the deal is closed weeks later. That makes...
Aug 6, 2024


Outlook Sees Lower Rates, Slower Prices Ahead
Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a monthly outlook detailing what they believe is ahead for the housing market...
Aug 5, 2024


Typical Home Seller Profit Back Up Over $130,000
Home sellers have had a good run over the past few years. Elevated home prices moved even higher during the pandemic and the increases,...
Aug 1, 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 31, 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 30, 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 24, 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 23, 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 22, 2024


Jul 18, 2024
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