by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 3, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
Paint colors play a crucial role in successfully selling a home, having the power to influence a homebuyer’s decision to make an offer or move on—and the best colors, according to a new Zillow analysis, are blues and grays. Homes with bathrooms that have soft...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 3, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Home prices rose 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). The HPI year-over-year— based on prices for homes with Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed mortgages— was up 6.0 percent....
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 1, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates this week bottomed to a new low for the year, with the 30-year, fixed rate averaging 3.94 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 15-year, fixed rate, at the same time, averaged 3.19...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 31, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Pending home sales were sluggish in April as low supply reared its head, down 1.3 percent in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). The PHSI posted 109.8 in April, down from 111.3 in March. The Index is based on contract signings....
by Susanne Dwyer | May 31, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Luxury, National, News |
International homebuyers have more impact on the high-end housing market than on the general housing market, according to the latest Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey for the second quarter of 2017, which surveyed over 100 housing authorities. Those surveyed...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 30, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Home price growth plowed on early in the spring real estate season, up 5.8 percent year-over-year in March, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. The month marked a 33-month high for prices, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...