by | Jan 10, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256,000 in December, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported December 10. Employment trended up in healthcare, government and social assistance. Retail trade added...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Home prices have seen a moderate month-over-month rise, accompanying a more pronounced year-over-year rise, according to the latest Home Price Insights (HPI) report from CoreLogic. The report states that home prices rose nationally from November 2023 to November 2024...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The number of U.S. households will grow over the next 10 years, but at a much slower pace than over the last 30 years. According to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University, household growth is projected to increase by 8.6...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 9, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As the new year gets underway, average 30-year mortgage rates continue to trend up, moving upwards from their average last week of 6.91% to 6.93% this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. “In...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has predicted that inflation will continue to slow in 2025, albeit at a slower pace than originally anticipated, with new concerns over policies proposed by the incoming Trump administration, as expressed in the latest Federal Open Market...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
“Trust is not a transaction.” As the industry waves goodbye to a year of historic changes (and turmoil), no one is more eager to turn the page than the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Facing what seemed like a neverending cascade of challenges—from the...