by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 5, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Analysts are expecting even higher home prices in 2018 than originally projected, according to new research. Zillow’s 2017 Q4 Home Price Expectations Survey reveals experts are anticipating a 4.1 percent hike in the new year, up from the 3 percent they...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 3, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Incomes are not keeping pace with rents. More earnings are needed for rent than in years past—now 29.1 percent of the median monthly income, versus the 25.8 percent needed prior to the recession, according to an analysis recently released by Zillow. The difference...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Home prices tracked up in the latest S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, up 6.2 percent year-over-year in September, compared to 5.9 percent in August. Conditions as they are are prompting the rise. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, News |
The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will increase to $453,100 for most markets in 2018, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced. The increase in the baseline loan limit, mandated by the Housing...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates moved lower this week, with the 30-year, fixed rate averaging 3.90 percent, a decrease from 3.92 percent the week prior, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 15-year, fixed rate averaged 3.30...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 29, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Ask the 60-some percent of brokers in RISMedia’s 2017 Power Broker Survey: Almost every housing market is plagued by short supply. In fact, inventory nationally for pre-owned properties is at 3.9 months, down 10.4 percent from last year, the National Association...