With 2021 benefiting home sellers, Louis Amaya of PEMCO Capital Management details how the transition to a distinctly buyer-biased market is on the horizon.
Read More »Housing Inventory Making Quick Recovery
Buyers in some locations have been met with better-than-expected inventory numbers as inventory has recovered nearly 70% year-over-year.
Read More »Re-Evaluating Vendor Relationships
An upcoming Five Star Webinar, held in partnership with Boston National Title, will focus on vendor products, performance, and pricing in a post-pandemic marketplace.
Read More »Positive Pending Home Sales Numbers Kick off the New Year
However, while monthly numbers show a short-term improvement, the National Association of Realtors found the market to be down nearly 25% year-over-year.
Read More »Housing Market Improves, but Low Inventory Hampers Future Gains
“A dip in mortgage rates brought some buyers off the bench in January, but the housing-market recovery was tempered by still-high housing costs and a limited number of homes being listed for sale,” said Redfin Deputy Chief Economist Taylor Marr.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Key to Increasing Affordability
“Housing affordability is the result of the tug-of-war between purchasing power, which is the product of household income and mortgage rates, and nominal house price growth,” said First American Economist Ksenia Potapov.
Read More »Fannie Mae Reports Dip in Q4 Revenue
The GSE reported a Q4 loss in revenue, with a $12.9 billion annual net income and $1.4 billion fourth quarter 2022 net income, with net worth reaching $60.3 billion.
Read More »Pandemic Boomtowns Experiencing Waning Price Growth
Supply-and-demand dynamics have given homebuyers more leverage to start the year, providing them with an advantage at the negotiation table.
Read More »GSE Economist: Housing Activity to be Limited by Rates, Home Prices
"There are economic signals pointing to recession but also signs that a 'soft landing' may be in the offing," said Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist, Fannie Mae.
Read More »Don’t Wait for Regulations
Matthew Perez of FICS explains why mortgage servicers need to embrace non-English-language support now.
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