While overall home sales remain down 24.4% year-over-year, February home sales increased nearly 17% from January, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report.
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Greg Austin of Carrington Mortgage Services explains that, amid recent market changes, and as lenders re-enter the non-QM space, borrowers are calling on brokers to establish smart partnerships.
Read More »Persistence of Remote Work Continues to Fuel Migration
Apartment List surveyed nearly 6,000 adults in December 2022 and overall found that those with a remote job were far more likely to migrate and move into a new home than those with a traditional job.
Read More »Report Reveals Signs of Improvement in Homebuying Affordability
MBA forecasts rates and home-price growth to soften, which “should help bring more prospective buyers into the market” come spring.
Read More »Inflation Impacting Millennial Homebuying Plans Nationwide
According to a new study from Real Estate Witch, inflation has impacted an estimated 92% of millennials' homebuying plans, indefinitely delaying home purchases for many prospective buyers.
Read More »High Home Costs Dampening Rental Demand
December marked the seventh straight month in which annual rent growth slowed, while rents rose 5% from a year earlier—the smallest increase in nearly a year and a half.
Read More »FHFA Releases Report Underlining FHLBanks’ Activities and Performance
The latest annual report from the FHFA revealed that an estimated $352.4 million in total contributions to the Affordable Housing Program was awarded in 2021, which assisted more than 32,000 low- and moderate-income households.
Read More »August Rents Pull Back for First Time in Over a Year
As prices on everything increase across the board, more and more are turning to renting—either by circumstance or by choice. Renting has traditionally been the cheaper option for ...
Read More »FHFA Director Thompson Awarded Five Star’s Laurie A. Maggiano Legacy Award
Other recipients included Auction.com’s Darcy Chapman, Lakeview’s Judith Tribble, and Freddie Mac’s Kate Mossop and Cecelia Raine.
Read More »Homebuyers Find More Housing Options as Market Creeps Back to ‘Normal’
Rising inventory is now being driven by homes lingering on the market and new listings trailing pre-pandemic levels. Rent appreciation is also slowing, but the growth rate overall remains much higher than pre-pandemic levels.
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