by | Feb 10, 2023 | CRISIS-Friendly, Exclusive Articles, Exclusive Articles Real Estate |
When you buy a home, your upfront costs will include more than just a down payment. You’ll have to pay closing costs, and you might also have to pay your homeowners insurance premiums in advance before you can move in. Are Homeowners Insurance Premiums Included in...
by Liz Ruggiero | Feb 10, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Above: Katie Lappe, left, with daughter Abby. Housing is for everybody. That is a goal, not a statement of fact. There remain a myriad of barriers—racial discrimination, lack of availability of homes, red tape, debt—that prevent huge swaths of people from achieving...
by Liz Ruggiero | Feb 9, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a new RISMedia weekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they not only survive but thrive in these challenging times. Industry professionals explain the strategies they’re employing and unique ideas...
by Liz Ruggiero | Feb 9, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Approximately nine out of 10 metro markets registered home price gains in Q4 2022 despite mortgage rates eclipsing 7%, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s latest metro area index found that 18% of the 186 tracked metro...
by Liz Ruggiero | Feb 9, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.12% this week, just slightly up from 6.09% the previous week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac. The slight turnabout after several weeks of declining rates comes on the...