by | Apr 17, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
March saw a significant downtick in privately owned housing starts, declining 11.4% from February’s revised estimate of 1,494,000 to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,324,000. This comes on the heels of an 11.2% bump in housing starts in February following...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 16, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The latest Housing Market Index (HMI) from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo shows economic uncertainty from tariff concerns and elevated building material costs kept builder sentiment in negative territory in April, despite a modest...
by | Apr 16, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage applications took a hit this week as the consumers remain on edge due to a wavering economy. The Market Composite Index (a measure of the volume of mortgage applications) fell 8.5% from one week earlier, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications...
by | Apr 15, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Consumer confidence has been rocky so far in 2025, with sentiment plunging again this week due to ongoing news of potential tariff and market volatility. How might these levels of confidence impact real estate purchasing behaviors, and can they be used as a measure of...
by | Apr 11, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The housing market inched toward greater friendliness for buyers in February 2025, according to the latest findings from the National Association of REALTORS®’ Housing Affordability Index, which has been inching back up since a fall in November 2024. The index runs...