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Bidding wars heat up, but buyers are undeterred

By Mike Wheatley | February 17, 2021

Home Buying, Mortgage, US Real Estate

Economists blame low mortgage rates for rising home prices

By Mike Wheatley | October 21, 2020

Home prices have risen by double-digits in recent months, and that’s all the more bewildering during an economic crisis like the one we’re going through now. Experts say the reason could be the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, which hit a record low average of 2.81% just last week. “The combination of what could be the lowest […]

Home Sales, Residential

Home sales are taking longer

By Mike Wheatley | May 26, 2020

People who’re trying to sell their home during the COVID-19 pandemic are being warned they’ll need to be a bit more patient than usual, as the process is likely to take a little longer. That’s according to the latest realtor.com survey, which found that homes are taking an average of 15 days, or 27%, longer […]

US Real Estate, Zillow

Zillow says home prices to rebound in 2021

By Mike Wheatley | May 12, 2020

Buyer demand and healthy housing-market dynamics will prevent U.S. home prices from dropping more than 2-3% - or more than 1.7% year over year - in the wake of the coronavirus, according to a forecast released by Zillow last week. The forecast says home sales will fall as much as 60% this spring and take […]

Freddie Mac says the U.S. needs at least 3.3 million more homes

By Mike Wheatley | March 6, 2020

Home buyers are struggling to find an ideal property to buy due to a shortage of inventory across the nation, and things will likely get worse before they improve, according to a new study by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac’s study reveals that there is a shortage of 3.3 million homes in the U.S. It puts […]

Home Sales, US Real Estate

Why the next recession won't bring down home prices

By Mike Wheatley | February 15, 2020

The resilience of the housing market is such that it will likely survive the next recession without home prices taking a substantial hit, according to a new report from title insurance firm First American Financial Services. “While the housing crisis is still fresh on the minds of many, and was the catalyst of the Great […]

National median incomes fail to keep pace with home values

By Mike Wheatley | December 24, 2019

Housing affordability fell in October despite mortgage rates being at a historical low, according to the latest National Association of Realtors’ Housing Affordability Index. However, the NAR said that housing affordability conditions have nonetheless improved from a year ago. The issue is that home prices are rising faster than incomes, leading to houses becoming less […]

Home Buying, US Real Estate

Home prices grow and affordability drops in Q2

By Mike Wheatley | August 9, 2019

Home values saw more gains in 91% of 178 U.S. metro areas during the second quarter, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors published Wednesday. The data shows that the national median price for a single-family home came to $279,000 in Q2, up 4.3% from a year before. Nine-three of the […]

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