by Beth McGuire | Feb 5, 2024 | Best Practices, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As the sluggish 2023 housing market retreats farther from view, new industry data points to reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the upcoming spring home-buying season. Thanks to lower mortgage rates as of late, affordability pressures have eased. The share of...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 2, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Job growth was unexpectedly strong in January, with companies adding workers at the robust pace of 353,000 last month, another data report pointing to the strength of the U.S. economy. The latest data, issued Friday by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics landed well...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 1, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
From rising interest and mortgage rates, to elevated home prices and persistent inventory deficits, to ongoing lawsuits and unexpected scandals, 2023 presented more than its fair share of challenges to the real estate industry. While we saw some make headlines for...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 1, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Still hovering in the mid-sixes, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) ticked down this week, averaging 6.63%, down from last week’s 6.66%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s numbers: The...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 1, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above, NAR’s headquarters in Chicago It cannot have been easy for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to remain relatively quiet while enduring the broadsides of the media for a variety of reasons over the last year or so. Between losing the Burnett...