Real Estate Markets & Economy
Rates for 30-year mortgages jump 13 basis points in one week as investors weigh prospects for inflation, Fed tapering
Pending home sales finally saw some positive growth in August, following two consecutive months of declines in June and July, the National Association of Realtors reported
Increase in conventional refinance requests could be a sign that borrowers are reacting to higher rates
Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives into how consumers feel about the market based on Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index survey. The incremental shifts across the results indicate that consumers are feeling the market cool
Fed uncertainty and U.S. debt ceiling cliff are creating volatility in long-term interest rates
Annual price growth soared 19.7% in July, extending a 14-month streak of increases while marking the highest rate of growth since Case-Shiller began recording the data in 1987
US home prices rose 1.4% between June and July 2021, and 19.2% year over year, according to a price index released Tuesday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency
A number of short-term rental markets saw a slowdown in August due to families going back to school and the spread of the Delta variant, but those factors aren't impacting fall and winter bookings
Extreme weather could strain flood insurance to breaking point, undermine home prices, and drive mortgage defaults, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Anticipating a high demand for homes, a research team at JPMorgan Chase is bullish on several real-estate stocks and investment trusts, according to a new analysis
Sales of newly built single-family homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000 in August 2021, up 1.5% from the revised July rate, according to the US Census Bureau
Mortgage rates stayed the course this week as lenders continued to monitor the Federal Reserve's tapering plans
In 2020, nearly half of homesellers were baby boomers or part of the silent generation, but through the next year, a whopping 80% of luxury sellers will be millennials and Gen Xers
One of China's largest property developers is in dire financial straits and the world is watching. What does it mean for the US housing market, real estate agents and economy?
A recent viral video suggested iBuyers could jack up the prices of homes. But one expert called the theory 'fairly conspiratorial,' and iBuyers themselves said they still have a tiny share of the market
Ownership costs for the median home remain within a normal range but are nearing the point where lenders might start to balk
Latest policy stance sets the stage for the Federal Reserve to start scaling back debt purchases in November