Rising home prices, especially in expensive metros mean that million-dollar homes are getting increasingly common. As a result, homebuyers looking at luxury living are now likely to shell out $5 million and above to get a taste of the high-life.
Read More »Death and Damage Toll from California Mudslides Rising
Update: As of Friday morning, January 12, the death toll had risen to 17. _________________________________________________ Heavy rains set off a series of massive mudslides in Montecito, California, killing ...
Read More »Mortgage Applications Start the Year Right
Mortgage loan applications rose 8.3 percent in the first week of January, reflecting an optimistic housing market.
Read More »Northwest’s on a Roll in a Booming Housing Market
The overall housing market in the U.S. is showing an upward trend for 2018, with maximum home appreciation forecasted in the Northwestern region of the country. The Northeastern region on the other hand is expected to perform well below expectations.
Read More »Mitigating the Risks of Inefficient Servicing
he first in a three-part series of reports examines the importance of the mortgage industry to the overall health of the housing market and makes a case for policy reforms in this sector, in the light of the housing finance reform legislation that’s once again in the works in Congress.
Read More »Entry-Level Home Price Boom Could Prove Unsustainable
The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) International Center on Housing Risk has released a new installment of its National Housing Market Index (NHMI), examining the state of the market in the ...
Read More »Texas Tops Migration Trend Data
More people are migrating to the lone star state reflecting a bounce-back from a devastating hurricane season. See what other states are leading the way.
Read More »Mortgage Credit Availability Declined in December
Tightening lending standards led to a decrease in the availability of mortgage credit towards the end of 2017.
Read More »Homebuyers Were Cautious About Purchasing Homes in December
Housing sentiment decreased slightly at the end of 2017 reflecting consumer caution on the back of tax reforms discussions in December according to Fannie Mae.
Read More »10 Hottest Housing Markets of 2018
Healthy income growth and abundant job opportunities kept Silicon valley hubs and South Eastern U.S. cities at the top of the list of the hottest housing markets of 2018.
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