by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 3, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Foreign investors continue to view U.S. real estate as a sound investment, with an astounding 95 percent of those recently surveyed by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) reporting they plan to “maintain or increase their...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 2, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
As we kick off 2017 with a new administration and the start of the 115th Congress, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) will ramp up its messaging on the social and financial benefits of homeownership. While NAR has long touted the benefits of owning a home,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 1, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Housing’s collective value grew to $29.6 trillion this year, a record-high reflecting 5.7 percent appreciation—an additional $1.6 trillion—in 2016, according to a recently released analysis by Zillow. The most housing value in the nation is in Los Angeles,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 28, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The housing market is feeling the effects of rising mortgage rates, with pending home sales pulling back to year-lows last month as homebuyers struggled to put purchases in play, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). NAR’s Pending Home Sales...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 27, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
More homebuyers and sellers are confident about the trajectory of the economy heading into the new year, based on the promise of growth from the Trump Administration’s much-speculated-about policies. A recent outlook released by Fannie Mae, however, dials that...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 26, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
WalletHub recently announced its 10 financial predictions for 2017, forecasting several economic to-bes in the coming year. Many have implications for housing, including: Two Rate Hikes WalletHub is seeing double in 2017, pegging the Federal Reserve to raise the key...