by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 7, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
The new tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017, celebrated as the Trump Administration’s first major legislative victory, will have inadvertent consequences for potential homebuyers looking to buy homes in high-end markets, and for those with a home equity...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 6, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Luxury, News |
Buyers aged 25-49 are considerably shaping the upper-end market, according to recently released research by Luxury Portfolio International®. Seventy-eight percent of buyers in the 25-49 group—”The New Aristocracy”—are interested in 5,000-square-foot-plus...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 4, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Homeowners are profiting when selling—and their average earnings haven’t been this high since 2007. At the close of 2017, the average home seller gained $54,000, or a 29.7 percent return on investment (ROI), in the transaction, according to ATTOM Data...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 1, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate is 4.22 percent—hitting more than a one-quarter percentage point increase since the start of the year, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The average 30-year, fixed rate...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 31, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Pending home sales edged up in December, 0.5 percent in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). The PHSI posted 110.1 in December, up from 109.6 in November. The Index is based on contract signings. Two of the four major regions in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 31, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Homes are appreciating at a healthy pace, with November prices up 6.2 percent year-over-year, 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...