Research: Uneven Divide Crops Up in Hot Housing Hubs
The nation's hottest housing hubs have clusters of affordable housing, but the demand for housing in the more expensive epicenters...
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Most Rural Vets Reside in the South, Midwest
Five million veterans live in rural areas, with the majority living in rural areas in the South and Midwest, according...
Remodeling Activity to Pick Up in 2017
Homeowners are planning to spend more to improve their homes this year, up 6.7 percent to a total $317 billion,...
New Home Sales Drop in December
New single-family home sales fell in December, posting an annual rate of 536,000, 10.4 percent below the prior month's figure,...
Pendulum Swings Back for Mortgage Rates
The pendulum swung back for mortgage rates this week, with rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages averaging higher for...
Urban Land Institute Predicts Positive Economic Changes for New Year
A new presidential term always brings change, especially when it comes to the economy. Despite the doom and gloom of...
Existing-Home Sales Have Banner 2016, Hitting Decade High
Existing-home sales had a banner 2016, amounting to 5.45 million—an increase from 5.25 million in 2015 and a decade-high from...
Carson Approved as HUD Secretary
A Senate Committee has approved Ben Carson as Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary. President Trump nominated Carson for...
Trump Administration ‘Indefinitely’ Suspends FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Cut
The recent reduction in annual mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages has been "suspended indefinitely," the U.S....
Are Higher Mortgage Rates Scaring Off First-Time Homebuyers?
First-time homebuyers are shying away from their plans to purchase this spring, according to a recently released report by realtor.com®,...
4 Vital Metrics to Assess Your Team’s Business
Though many have tried, no one has yet succeeded in turning the practice of buying and selling homes into an equation that can be worked out and solved on paper. Read more.
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