by Jesse Williams | Jun 16, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
“Comparing anything to 2020 or 2021, it doesn’t make any sense.” That is the conundrum—summed up frankly by Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO of the Canopy REALTOR® Association in Charlotte, North Carolina—for anyone trying to parse out the current real estate market. As...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 16, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Mortgage rates continued their upward trajectory this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) surging from 5.23% last week to 5.78% this week, according the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), released by Freddie Mac Thursday. Key findings: 30-year...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 16, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
If the past two years have taught us anything it’s that real estate is not only extremely resilient but also extremely dynamic. Given this, planning for an uncertain future will never be black and white. However, developing the right mindset to meet whatever...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 16, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Housing starts fell 14.4% year-over-year in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.55 million, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), as significant economic uncertainty and rising mortgage rates press down on both...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 16, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
Nick Alvini, broker/owner of Forever Home Realty, has announced his firm has affiliated with Century 21 Real Estate and will now do business as CENTURY 21 Forever Home Realty. Alvini, who has served as broker/owner for just 11 weeks, cites CENTURY 21’s client-centric...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 15, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Luxury, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Home builders are seeing hard times ahead as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) measuring builder confidence fell to its lowest reading since June of 2020, responding to an increase in mortgage rates and a slowing...