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Read More »Home Prices Up Nearly 21% Nationwide
Home prices have increased for the 123rd consecutive month, with newfound buyer urgency as a primary driver for 70% of U.S. homes selling for more than asking price this spring.
Read More »Homeowners Gained $3.8T in Equity Q1
As home prices continue to reach new highs, the amount of equity homeowners gained in one quarter was more than $3 trillion.
Read More »Longtime Industry Economist Frank Nothaft Passes Away
Industry reacts to the loss of visionary economist and longtime Freddie Mac exec after sudden passing.
Read More »Q1 Ends With U.S. Home Prices on the Upswing
Homebuying reached new highs in March, as buyers clamored to lock in rates and close deals prior to a spike in mortgage rates amid inflationary concerns.
Read More »Seriously Delinquent Borrowers Struggling to Recover
According to CoreLogic, the nation’s delinquency rate in the U.S. in February 2022 hit its lowest recorded point since at least January 1999, as found in its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report. In February of this year, some 3.2% of ...
Read More »Annual Home Price Growth Projected to Moderate by 2023
CoreLogic has released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for March 2022. U.S. home prices continued to post significant year-over-year gains in March, up by 20.9%, another record high. Even with the past year’s streak of double-digit price ...
Read More »Investor Activity Stalls in Q4 of 2021
The investing spree for single-family homes seems to be slowing in the fourth quarter after hitting what appears to be peaks in the second and third quarters of 2021. The share of homes purchased by investors reached its peak in ...
Read More »Double-Digit Listing Price Growth Continues
Home prices nationwide rose nearly 20% in February, as buyers tried to get ahead of anticipated rate hikes, led by markets in the South and Southeast.
Read More »Lawsuits Over Floorplans May Become Reality if Ruling Stands
The National Association of Realtors (NAR), among a group of 18 companies and organizations, is leading the charge against a recent court ruling that allows lawsuits to be brought against homeowners that use their own floor plan during the course ...
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