Financing Is This the End of Low Mortgage Rates? For the first time in seven months, the rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage increased. The average contract interest rate for a 30-year fixed...
Affordability How Biden Plans to Address Housing Affordability Joe Biden has big plans for the housing market, and especially for housing affordability. CNBC says Biden’s housing plan could relieve...
Economics Why Did Mortgage Rates Rise Last Week? The recent uptick in mortgage rates come as a result of the senate runoff elections in Georgia last week, says Zillow. The close race in...
Financing Mortgage Rates Creep Up, Send Homeowners Running to Refinance Homeowners who have been hesitant to refinance their mortgages are now running as mortgage rates creeped up last week. Going from 2.86% to 2...
High-Performance Homes Jim Nostedt on How High Performance Can Beat Code-Built Homes on Price SEEFAR's Jim Nostedt shares how an appraisal/analysis called Total Cost of Building Ownership reveals the true cost of building and operating a sustainable building
Financing A Year in Record-Breaking Mortgage Rates While the overall economy was sent into a tailspin, both the housing and mortgage industries flourished in 2020, thanks to the swift...
Financing Cash is No Longer King in Today’s Housing Market The sound of an all-cash offer once enticed sellers much more than it does today, all thanks to low mortgage rates and low inventory. “All...
Financing Mortgage Refinancing Up 105% Annually as Rates Remain Below 3% For the 15th time this year, mortgage rates have broken a record and buyers seem to be unfazed. Mortgage rates dropped from 2.90% to 2.85%...
Government + Policy How Could Biden's Proposed First-Time Buyer Credit Affect the Market? President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed tax credit for first time homebuyers aims to assist with an initial down payment, but brings with it...
Market Data + Trends What an Increase in All-Cash Sales Says About These Markets More buyers are putting in all-cash offers, especially among high-end homebuyers, says CNBC. While the rise of overall all-cash sales are...