by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 9, 2017 | Advice, Buying/Selling, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
Home staging offers a distinct advantage for sellers: a speedy sale. Sixty-two percent of sellers’ agents believe staging a home cuts down the time it spends on-market, with the majority believing it “greatly” reduces the window, according to the new...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 9, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Confidence in housing is again at an all-time high in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), showing the share of home sellers who believe now is a good time to sell reaching a new record in June—a sure sign of a seller’s market. The HPSI overall...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 8, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates are hedging up, with the average 30-year, fixed rate jumping from 3.88 percent last week to 3.96 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The average 15-year, fixed rate also leapt,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 6, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
A few key trends may hold the answers and provide some important insights for your business. For one, both millennials and baby boomers could be your biggest buyers. Interesting trends are taking shape across homebuyers. No longer is the sweet spot only in the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 5, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Low inventory is the foremost issue in the housing market, with no let-up in the impossible demand for the few reasonably-priced homes available for sale. Supply shortages, according to at least one constituent, are now the No. 1 barrier of entry for homebuyers....
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 4, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Housing inventory is officially on its longest downward stretch in two decades, with 11 percent less homes on the market year-over-year in June, according to the latest data preview from realtor.com®. Prices in June were 9 percent higher than those one year ago, with...