Trends Rates to Hit 5 Percent Today Mortgage rates on 30-year fixed loans are expected to hit 5 percent for the average borrower today, per Mortgage News Daily. The latest...
Market Data + Trends 'Market Mismatch' Closing, at Higher Price Point According to new data from Trulia, more buyers are looking at homes in price ranges where more listings are available: the higher end of the...
Market Data + Trends NAR Releases 2018 Quarterly Report According to the National Association of Realtors' Q1 2018 report, housing inventory is near record lows, pushing median home prices up....
Trends Homebuying Today a Feeding Frenzy The frenzy that is homebuying today continues to intensify, as homes sell faster, prices keep appreciating, bidding wars and all-cash sales...
Sponsored Home Technology A Conversation With Whirlpool About Technology That Matters Jason Mathew, Senior Director, Global Connected Strategy at Whirlpool, explains the company’s approach to technology, its growing smart home appliance ecosystem, and how builders can benefit. Here's what he had to say.
Market Data + Trends Houston Having Record Buying Season Houston's spring buying season is setting records, with 7,070 single-family home closings at a median price of $240,000 in April, per the...
Market Data + Trends Study Looks at Credit Scores' Impact on Home Payments A new Zillow study assesses just how much more a homebuyer with fair credit will have to pay over the life of a 30-year mortgage than a...
Affordability Seattle Implementing 'Head Tax' to Create More Affordable Housing Seattle's thriving economy has helped drive up real estate prices. Yesterday, its city council unanimously approved a new tax on its biggest...
Financing Tech Start-Up Infuses Cash Into Homebuying Financial tech start-up Ribbon is launching in Charlotte, N.C., backed in part by Trulia founder Pete Flint, offering homebuyers and sellers...
Market Data + Trends Millennials Waiting Longer to Buy Now Than Buyers Did in 2006 John Burns Real Estate Consulting's housing demographer Chris Porter recently published new data drawing a clearer picture of current...