The demand for housing is on the rise despite headwinds like inventory shortage, increased mortgage rates, and volatile stock markets according to online brokerage firm Redfin, which released ...
Read More »Powell’s Congressional Testimony Backs Further Interest Rate Hikes
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made his first appearance before Congress since being sworn into the role. Remarking on the strengthening U.S. economy, Powell told Congress that “some ...
Read More »Another Tough Home Buying Season on the Way?
Home prices continued their upward climb over the last 12 months, ending 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent according to the December 2017 data on the S&P ...
Read More »The Cascading Effect of Wages on Home Affordability
The rise in jobs and wages reported by the bureau of labor statistics in late January is affecting the housing market in good ways and bad, according to ...
Read More »The 10 Best Cities to Restart Your Life
What does a person moving to a different location factor in while looking for a new city to start afresh? According to a study by LendingTree, the likelihood ...
Read More »New Home Sales Fall
Sale of new single-family homes fell 7.8 percent in January 2018 compared to the month before, according to the data on new home sales released by the U.S ...
Read More »Carrington Welcomes Back Rick Sharga as EVP
California-based Carrington Mortgage Holdings has announced that Rick Sharga has rejoined the company as an EVP. In this role, Sharga will serve as the primary spokesman for Carrington, and will ...
Read More »How Could Mortgage Rate Upswings Impact Housing?
Freddie Mac has released its February Insight report, which “looks into the effects of higher mortgage rates on home buyers, homeowners wishing to refinance, mortgage lenders, home builders and ...
Read More »Buyers are Bidding on Homes Before Seeing Them
An increasing number of homebuyers are making offers for homes without first seeing them in person, according to an analysis by online brokers Redfin. The study, which surveyed ...
Read More »Rubin Lublin Announces New Partner
Rubin Lublin, LLC (RL) recently announced that Bret J. Chaness has been elected as a Partner at the firm. Chaness concentrates his practice in the areas of real ...
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