The last market peak occurred in June of 2022 when the real estate market set its all-time high of $46.6T, but now a shortage of homes has propped up sales, pushing valuation numbers ever skyward.
Read More »10 Problems Facing Property Rehabbers
Rehabbing a home for profit can be an extremely lucrative proposition, but only if the project is treated like a business, as tight profit margins leave little room for mistakes.
Read More »More Than Half of Americans Fear They Will Never Own a Home
Among Americans who don’t currently own a home, 51% say they’re worried they will never attain homeownership, according to a new survey from LendingTree. Mortgage rates topped 7% last month and home prices hit new highs in June.
Read More »GSEs Offer Relief Options for Those Impacted by Hawaiian Wildfires
With an estimated 2,200+ structures reported destroyed or damaged in Hawaii, 86% of them residential homes, the GSEs are offering guidance for homeowners impacted in the region.
Read More »Does Recent Data Signal a Bottom in the Housing Market?
According to First American Financial Corporation, housing affordability fell relative to one month ago as two of three key drivers of the Real House Price Index (RHPI), nominal house prices and mortgage rates reduced house-buying power by 0.7%.
Read More »High-Opportunity Areas Have More (But Less Affordable) Homes for Sale
While many Americans continue to struggle with housing affordability, a new study from Redfin shows that homes in high-opportunity neighborhoods are not only selling for roughly $130,000 more, but they are also disproportionately white. Meanwhile, homes in low-opportunity areas are becoming less affordable due to gentrification.
Read More »HUD to Assist Victims of Hawaiian Wildfires
The Department has issued federal disaster relief to the state of Hawaii, with nearly 3,100 single- and multifamily residential properties with a combined reconstruction value (RCV) of $1.3 billion located within three preliminary wildfire perimeters on the island of Maui.
Read More »Eight Percent of Homes Nationwide are Worth $1M+
According to a new report from Redfin, just 8% of single-family homes throughout the country are worth more than $1 million, a number which has retreated from an all-time high of 8.6% from just over a year ago.
Read More »Homebuyer Demand Fuels Increase in Spring Home Values
The nation’s average home value has reached a new all-time high, according to a new report from Zillow, and while steady demand from buyers has fueled July home price increases, experts are now calling for a late-summer seasonal cooldown.
Read More »Building Codes Could Help Reduce Physical and Financial Risk
Can modern building codes protect homeowners and insurance companies from physical and financial risk after a disaster? Click through to learn more.
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