by Maiya Beeson | Dec 20, 2023 | HG Updates & News, Home Buying, Home Prices/Worth, Home Selling, Housing Market, Interest Rates, Mortgage Related, Real Estate Investing
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals Dec 13, 2023 After a year marked by volatile — and frequently high — mortgage rates, little inventory and affordability issues that sidelined many buyers, the 2024...
by Maiya Beeson | Dec 13, 2023 | HG Updates & News, Home Buying, Home Prices/Worth, Home Selling, Housing Market, Interest Rates, Mortgage Related, Real Estate Investing
An economy that is showing clear signs of decelerating means the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least six times in 2024, according to a Thursday note from ING Economics. Moderating inflation, a cooling jobs market, and a deteriorating outlook for consumer...
by Maiya Beeson | Jun 7, 2023 | Home Buying, Home Prices/Worth, Home Selling, Housing Market, Interest Rates, Mortgage Related, Real Estate Investing
Low inventory has done a number on the typically busy Spring homebuying season. But as macroeconomic factors shift week to week, could a sizzling summer market be on the horizon? Summer is traditionally a busy season for the real estate housing market. The long days...
by Maiya Beeson | Mar 6, 2023 | Home Buying, Housing Market, Interest Rates, Mortgage Related
The housing market is becoming an increasingly complicated game for first-time home buyers. Unpredictable interest rates, inventory shortages, and affordability woes mean there’s no clear-cut, one-way route to homeownership. NAR’s latest study shows the creative...
by Lauren Schaefer | Jun 30, 2022 | Home Buying, Home Selling, Interest Rates, Mortgage Related
Mortgage rates fell this week. It appears that rates have already accounted for some of the effects of the Fed’s tightening policy. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 5.7% from 5.81% the previous week. Although rates are...
by Lauren Schaefer | Jun 22, 2022 | Interest Rates, Mortgage Related
Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 8% last week compared with the previous week, bolstered in part by demand for adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Applications were, however, 10% lower than...
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