by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 7, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Confidence in housing is at a new record, with the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) outdoing its past peak. The boost was ignited by optimism from sellers, who are benefitting from increasing prices. At 92.3, the Index rose 0.6 percentage points...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 3, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Home prices and sales are at their speediest yet, but there are indicators of tempering, according to data from realtor.com®. In May, listings were at a median $297,000, which is 2 percent higher than in April and 8 percent higher than in May 2017. Annual growth,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 2, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
After hitting a record not seen since 2011, the average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate this week withdrew, down to 4.56 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The average 15-year, fixed mortgage and average...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 2, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, National, News |
(TNS)—It should be easier for you to get a mortgage now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation that will lift lending restrictions on community banks. Congress on Tuesday voted in favor of rolling back Dodd-Frank banking rules, and Trump signed it...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 31, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
In a bear-out of the country’s dire inventory shortage, pending home sales are struggling, in April dropping 1.3 percent, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). In April, three of the major regions in the U.S....
by Susanne Dwyer | May 29, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
The boom is continuing for home prices, with a gain in March of 6.5 percent, according to the S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index’s 10-City Composite, which is an average of 10 metros...