Higher Prices & Rising Rates Bring Housing Affordability to an 8-Year Low
A combination of higher median home prices and rising interest rates have made the U.S. housing market the least affordable it’s been since Q3 2008, […]
Residential Real Estate
Portland Tops 2016 Housing Price Gains
Portland, OR home prices led the nation in price appreciation, surging 13.8% in 2016 to$354,400, according to Business Insider. Meanwhile, as of December 31, 2016, Real […]
Seattle’s Home Prices Show Signs of Softening
Seattle’s red hot housing market is showing signs of softening, according to an article in the Seattle Times. The city’s median house price of $635,000 is down […]
Regulators Crackdown on Lenders for Referral Fees and Excessive Paperwork
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is starting the new year with two significant crackdowns on lender practices, reported CNN Money. In the first case, […]
3D Printers Now Used to Build Houses and Office Buildings
3D printing, which refers to the process of using a digital file and printer to manufacture a three dimensional solid object, is increasingly being used to build […]
Keller Williams Reports Strong Growth in Q4 2016
Keller Williams, the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, shattered its Q4 and year-end records for agent production, profit, and profit share, according […]
2016 Home Sales: A Year in Review
Home sales in 2016 reached their highest levels in 8-years despite a slowdown in the month of December, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. The median […]
New Company Helps Buyers with Down Payments
Unison, a San Francisco-based company, is offering to assist buyers with their down payments in exchange for equity in the subject property, according to an […]
Mortgage Rates Take a Breather, But Are Higher than Last Year
For the second week in a row, Realtor.com reports that Freddie Mac published the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Jan. […]
New Platform for Global Real Estate Listings
In response to greater volumes of cross-border real estate transacations, a new online platform will enable buyers and investors to search for real estate listings […]