Although a national debt default is unlikely, new scenario projections from Zillow reveal home sales would decrease sharply. While home values would not lose much ground, a surge in mortgage rates would do further damage to nationwide housing affordability.
Read More »Refi Activity Jumps to Nine-Month High
Despite the Fed continuing to raise interest rates, overall mortgage refinance application volume rose 10% week-over-week, hitting levels last seen in September of 2022.
Read More »Making Strides
Chris Bixby of Rice Park Capital Management offers some keys to accelerating proptech and real estate technology through venture capital.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Fall After Two-Week Jump
Freddie Mac reports that mortgage rates slid this week after two consecutive weeks of gains, amid both the failure of yet another bank and another rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
Read More »More Buyers Reducing Payments by Purchasing Mortgage Points
As interest rates remain high, a new study from Zillow has found that 15% more borrowers purchased mortgage points in 2022 than 2021, and continue to do so as interest rates hover around 6%.
Read More »Bidding Wars Heating Up for Starter Homes
Entry-level home shoppers are most likely to face bidding wars this spring, as prices rose by 8% annually for the least expensive one-third of houses, while more expensive homes lost value for the first time in more than a decade.
Read More »Gen Zers, Millennials Cite Affordability as Deterrent to Homeownership
A new report from Zillow has found that younger generations still believe owning a home is part of the American dream but believe they might need to win the lottery in order to achieve that dream.
Read More »Rising Rents Outpacing Housing Choice Voucher Availability
With more than 19 million voucher-eligible households in 2021 but fewer than two million vouchers available across the country's metro areas, Zillow notes that the program needs to be improved and better funded to help more of those in need.
Read More »Gen Z Homebuyers Prioritize Pets Over Partners
According to a new Zillow survey, Gen Z pet owners reported they would prefer to move if their home was no longer a good fit for their pet than if it was no longer working for their partner, while 55% of respondents said it was more important to have a pet-friendly home than a kid-friendly home.
Read More »Interest Rates Sidelining Home Sellers
According to a new market report from Zillow, high interest rates caused new listings to hit a record low in February, frustrating willing homebuyers nationwide.
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