It is no secret that the price of everything has been rising of late, and it seems that some of the pressure caused by inflation and rising interest rates is finally starting to trickle down to the housing market. According ...
Read More »Affordability, Down Payments Cited as Barriers to Homeownership
The lack of affordable homes is now firmly seated as the top reason holding potential buyers back from entering the housing market, according to a new study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This finding comes to us from ...
Read More »Homeowners Paid a Collective $328B in Property Taxes in 2021
Property taxes are a given for most people in the country, and as with everything else, increases happen every year. To quote Benjamin Franklin, “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” According to ATTOM Data’s 2021 Property Tax Analysis, single-family ...
Read More »RMBS Modifications and Repayments Increase Post-Forbearance
As pandemic forbearance plans continue to expire, borrowers are continuing to choose loan modifications and other repayment options going forward. According to Fitch Ratings’ fourth-quarter 2021 Residential Mortgage Backed Servicer Metric Report, servicers reported a decline in loan modifications from ...
Read More »Survey: Majority of Potential Sellers Plan to List by Summer’s End
As part of “Listapalooza,” Realtor.com has released a slew of new data showing that potential sellers should think about preparing their home to sell now, during the time leading up to the traditional market frenzy that occurs starting in late ...
Read More »Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Another Historic Low
According to CoreLogic, the nation’s delinquency rate in the U.S. in January 2022 hit its lowest recorded point since at least January 1999, as found in its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report. In January of this year, 3.3% of all ...
Read More »Single Women Are Being Priced Out of Major Cities
It’s no secret that home prices are rising in nearly every corner of the country, but what does that mean for certain marginalized demographics in their search for a home? Well, according to a new report, single, unmarried women are ...
Read More »Survey: Three-in-Five Plan to Move in the Next Year
The housing market is currently in a tizzy—prices hit new records seemingly every day, while inventory sits near record lows. Even with the market in its current state, people still need places to live, and overwhelmingly, they found them. Knowing ...
Read More »Single-Family Rental Summit Unites Investors, Stakeholders
On April 6-7, the Five Star Institute held its annual Single-Family Rental Summit at the historic Statler Hotel, deep in the heart of Downtown Dallas. The summit brought together industry executives, agents, and investors for a day full of panels, ...
Read More »Consumers Growing Pessimistic on Home Purchases
Four of the six components of Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell due to growing concern about the direction of mortgage rates.
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