by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 11, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices are starting to top out, with appreciation decelerating as the market moves toward a peak, according to the Buy vs. Rent Index published by Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Florida International University (FIU). “Housing markets are slowing,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 11, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—For millennials who are ready to become homeowners, finding an affordable house in a great community can be challenging. With housing inventory historically low, real estate in major metro areas is at a premium. It’s no surprise, then, that young buyers...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 8, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Confidence in housing u-turned in February in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), with the HPSI overall posting 85.8, 3.7 percentage points lower than the month prior and 2.5 percentage points lower than the year prior. The backtrack was caused by...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 8, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates are rising still, with the average, 30-year, fixed rate up for the ninth straight week, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 30-year, fixed landed at 4.46 percent this week, up from 4.43 percent the week prior....
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 7, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Buyers fresh to the market are necessary—often, as a catalyst for other transactions. Currently, first-timers are in limbo, unable to afford or compete against the demand for scarce supply. At the entry level, there were 17.1 percent fewer options for sale at the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 6, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The growth in home prices is set to slow this year, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index (HPI®) Report. Analysts at CoreLogic expect home prices to rise 4.8 percent by January 2019; in January 2018, prices rose 6.6 percent year-over-year. The HPI in...