Mortgage Rates Fall to a Historic Low
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level since Freddie Mac started reporting this data in 1971, as the coronavirus shutdown continued to play havoc with […]
Residential Real Estate
The Average Single Family Home Property Tax in 2019 was $3,561, Says ATTOM
The average property taxes of $3,561 for a single-family home in 2019 was up 2 percent from the average property tax of $3,498 in 2018, and the effective […]
New Home Listings Plunge as Pandemic Takes Hold
New listings across the U.S. have fallen off, down 27.1% year-over-year on April 5 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to new research by […]
Coronavirus Real Estate Update #4: The Pain Starts Spreading
Local directives of Shelter-In-Place, Social Distancing and the mass closure of a vast array of businesses (restaurants, bars, malls, theatres, etc.) has resulted in 16 […]
Coronavirus Real Estate Update #2
The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all facets of life, including the real estate industry. In the first update, we covered policy decisions to halt […]
Coronavirus Update #1: Foreclosures Halted, Refinance Rush, New Tax Deadline
The unprecedented consquences of the global spread of coronavirus is rapidly changing the economic landscape, including the impact on real estate and finance. Evictions and […]
Coronavirus is Starting to Impact Home Buying Behavior
According to a new report by the National Association of Realtors, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. home sellers nationwide are changing how their home is […]
Fears of Coronavirus Drive 30-Year Fixed Rates Down to an 8-Year Low
Fears of an economic slowdown drove down mortgage rates to an average of 3.23 percent, substantially lower than the average of 4.47 percent on February […]
California Lawmaker Tries to Repeal Prop 13 Caps on Commercial Properties
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is pushing a ballot measure that would amend the State’s Constitutional protection (aka Proposition 13) which caps increases in property […]
CoStar Acquires RentPath for $588 Million
CoStar Group has acquired troubled apartment listing firm RentPath for $588 million, according to a press release. CoStar’s all-cash deal will take RentPath out of […]