Tag Archives: National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Affordability remains a major stumbling block for homebuyers, with a dwindling supply forcing more to hold off making a home purchase.

The new bill will allow for all notaries to execute remote online notarizations across the U.S.

After several weeks of decline, mortgage apps are slowly gaining steam, rising once again and led by an uptick in refi volume.

With supply remaining tight, homebuyers scrambled in Q1 to buy up the remaining inventory, driving home prices to year-over-year highs in 99% of the nation’s metro markets.

Rates remain at historically-low levels, as Americans are finding it an opportune time to refi, while new home seekers continue to sit on the sidelines due to tight inventory and high prices.

High prices and a new rise in inventory combined with low rates will all play into March’s existing home sales numbers as Q1 closes and the direction of the market takes shape.

NAR will examine trends in the market, taking a closer look at the regional factors that are shaping the spring homebuying season.