Over Half of Housing Markets Hit Price Peaks
More than half of housing markets saw home sale prices peak at the end of 2016, according to the National...
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Steps Up Plans to Overhaul CFPB
A memo recently obtained by the media provides insight into the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), outlining...
Mortgage Rates Inch Down
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage barely budged this week, inching down two points to 4.19 percent, according to Freddie Mac's...
Over 1 Million Properties Shed Underwater Status in 2016
A just-released report reveals underwater properties are steadily declining, with more than one million shifting status in 2016—a possible turning...
CoreLogic: Home Prices to Moderate in Year Ahead
Home prices grew at an annual rate of 7.2 percent in December 2016, rising month-over-month from November by 0.8 percent,...
Then Comes Marriage…or a House
More young homebuyers today are unmarried couples—in fact, according to a recent analysis by Zillow, 15 percent of homebuyers aged...
Under Pressure: Affordability Concerns Magnified Two Times for Boomers
Baby boomers are doubly worried about housing affordability—for themselves, and the next generation of homeowners and renters. A new report...
A Feel-Good Outlook for Incomes—and Housing
Americans are seeing a bright spot in their paychecks, and their housing prospects. The share of those surveyed in Fannie...
Dow 20K to Benefit Housing Market…at Least, Psychologically
There are many key metrics brokers look to in order to gauge how the housing market is trending. The Case-Shiller...
Plan B for Trump’s ‘Big Number’ on Dodd-Frank Bypasses Democrats
(TNS)—Donald Trump faces a major hurdle in fulfilling his pledge to do a "big number" on the Dodd-Frank Act: persuading...
4 Skills You Must Excel at to Succeed as an Agent Going Forward
The job of a real estate agent encompasses a great many skills, and you are unlikely to perfect every one of them. But, like with all professions, some skills are more important than others. Read more.
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