Where it Make Sense to Rent vs. Buy and Vice Versa
USA Today conducted a new study to determine where in the U.S. it makes sense to rent vs. buy and vice versa. The study looked […]
Residential Real Estate
Higher Home Prices & Rising Rates Add 11% to the Typical Mortgage Payment
Higher home prices and rising interest rates have resulted in an 11% increase in the amount of a typical monthly mortgage payment in 2017, according […]
U.S. Housing Stock is Worth $31.8 Trillion, Says Zillow
The value of the entire U.S. housing stock increased by 6.5 percent — or $2 trillion — in 2017, according to a report from Zillow. […]
New and Existing Home Sales Surged in November
Home sales surged in November as a strong job market, coupled with low interest rates, drove buyers to snatch up both new and existing homes. […]
Big Increase in the Number of Homes Located in $1 Million+ Zip Codes
The sizzling housing market has propelled home values in many local communities over the $1 million mark to a point where 4% of all U.S. […]
Realtor.com Releases its 2018 National Housing Forecast
Realtor.com recently released its 2018 National Housing Forecast looking at the Top 100 Largest Metros Ranked by Forecasted 2018 Sales and Price Growth. Some of the […]
Softbank Invests $450 Million in Real Estate Startup Compass
Real estate startup company Compass announced that it received a $450 million investment from the $93 billion Softbank Vision Fund, whose backers include Japan’s Softbank […]
Quantifying the Impact of Rising Home Prices
It’s no secret that much of the nation’s housing market has recovered from the crash of 2007/08. In fact, home prices in many local markets […]
Weekly Mortgage Rates See a Slight Drop
Weekly Mortgage rates dropped ever so slightly during the week ending November 9, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. 30-year Fixed: Averaged 3.90%, down […]
More Lenders are Allowing Home Buyers to Crowdfund their Down Payment
Rising home prices, which are estimated to be increasing at more than double the pace of average hourly earnings, are making it even more challenging […]