by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 6, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
Numerous factors impact the sale of a home—including timing. The ideal time to list a home for sale this year is between May 1-15, according to a recent analysis by Zillow. Homes listed within the two-week window sell for 1 percent more than the average home for sale,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 6, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Millennials continue to stake the majority claim in housing, with the Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker™ for January showing millennials comprising 84 percent of closed loans, 35 percent of which were FHA loans. “As the purchase market heats up, we will continue to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 4, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Homeowners seized the opportunity to refinance their mortgages at the end of 2016, locking in interest rates on the uncertainty whether they would rise higher in the new year. According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q4 2016 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 4, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Indicators from all sides affect the housing market. Increasing inflation, in fact, can drive up mortgage rates—but at what pace will it prove harmful? A recent Outlook from Freddie Mac projects three outcomes for inflation—higher, lower, or stable—and each...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Millennials are calling. They want the suburbs back. Like generations before them, millennial homebuyers are beginning to shy away from city life, taking up residence in the suburbs—with one key difference. According to a report by Zillow, millennial homebuyers are...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates dribbled down this week after a month of minimal movement, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 4.1 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The movement of rates is off-mark from...