10 Percent and Falling: Housing Inventory Keeps Shrinking
Buyers are being challenged by diminished inventory and mounting prices, especially in areas with crisis-level supply, according to the December...
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Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Charges Above 4 Percent
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate charged to 4.04 percent this week, up from 3.99 percent the week prior, according...
Home Remodeling Spending to Stay Strong
Home remodeling spending is expected to stay strong in 2018, up 7.5 percent from last year, according to the latest...
Builder Confidence Going Strong
Home builder confidence in the new, single-family construction market is going strong, despite dialing back in the latest National Association...
Housing Starts Trip Up
But Could 'Easily' Exceed 1.3 Million This Year Home-building activity stumbled in December, with housing starts down 8.2 percent to...
Housing and Tax Reform: Where Could the Impact Land?
Homebuyers and homeowners are anticipating fallout from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which has changed homeownership incentives, including the...
Survey Results: What Keeps Brokers Up at Night?
As we begin a new year, what are the most pressing issues on the minds of the nation’s real estate...
Buying Is Better Financially in More Than Half of Markets: Report
It is more affordable to buy a home than rent one in more than half of markets—but for how long...
California Real Estate Professional Among Mudslide Victims
A Southern California real estate professional perished tragically in the mudslides last week, one of more than 15 victims of...
Confidence in Housing Subdued at Year-End
Confidence in housing was subdued in December in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), derived from Fannie Mae's...
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