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The 10 Best Real Estate Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2023
The housing market has been brutal for first-time homebuyers. And now, just as prices are finally beginning to slacken and the bidding...
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
Experts Predict What The Housing Market Will Look Like In 2023!
The housing market is sending clearer signals that historically low mortgage rates and the home-buying frenzy have come to an end. As we...
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- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
After eight-month slide, Fannie Mae's housing sentiment index sees slight increase!
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) finally reversed course in November, breaking an eight-month streak of decreases but...
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- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
Single-Family Housing Contraction Continues in October
Elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs for concrete and other building materials, and weakening demand stemming from...
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- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
How High Can Mortgage Rates Possibly Go?
Higher mortgage interest rates have taken a battering ram to the housing market. Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have more...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Zillow Panelists Predict A Buyers Market By End Of 2023!
A panel of 107 housing market experts and economists predicted rent growth and inflation to outpace home appreciation. KEY TAKEAWAYS...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Housing construction surprises with August rebound — but permits spell another downturn!
Residential construction logged an unexpected rebound in August, with housing starts surging 12.2% month over month to a seasonally...
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- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
Home Prices Just Dipped—Are They Poised To Plummet This Fall?
For the past two-plus years, home prices were unstoppable. Buyers watched in horror as they swiftly ratcheted ever higher from one month...
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- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Mortgage Applications for Homes Drop to Lowest Weekly Level Since 2000!
As if observers needed more evidence that the housing market is experiencing a steep contraction, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
New Home Sales Plunge in June!
New single-family home sales declined in June due to rising mortgage rates and worsening affordability conditions. Per Freddie Mac, the...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Housing market may be cooling, but buyers looking to switch metros reach record level!
The number of Redfin.com users nationwide who looked to move from one metro to another reached an all-time high in the second quarter of...
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- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
The Big Risk in Buying a House Sight Unseen...
In many areas of the country, homes continue to sell even as rising mortgage rates, high prices and recessionary concerns filter through...
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Home price increases slowed in April for the first time in months, S&P Case-Shiller says...
Rising mortgage rates did not slow down rising home prices in March. Nationally, home prices were 20.6% higher than they were in March...
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- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
New-home sales post a May surprise with an 11% monthly gain!
Friday’s new residential sales report from the U.S. Census Bureau brought some surprisingly good news as new single-family home sales...
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- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
5 economists and real estate pros predict what mortgage rates may look like this summer — and share
Mortgage rates have been on an upward march in 2022: While in January, 30-year fixed mortgage rates were a little over 3%, recently,...
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- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Housing Market Just Hit a Turning Point That Could Change the Homebuying Game!
Mark your calendars: The month of May might go down as a turning point in the red-hot real estate market that’s been scalding homebuyers...
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- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Inventory shortage shows early signs of easing, according to Redfin...
The persistent shortage that has plagued the U.S. housing market for years may be on the cusp of letting up, according to Redfin. Per...
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- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Here Are the Most Popular Cities for Homebuyers in 2022—and the Places People Can’t Wait To Leave!
he COVID-19 pandemic shook up just about everything—especially where many people live. It caused a mass real estate migration unlike any...
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- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
Lots of buyers today have six-figure incomes!
The median household income in America is about $68,000, according to the Census Bureau — but that may not be enough to help you buy a...
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
Rate hikes haven’t depressed interest in purchase mortgages – yet
Interest in residential mortgage loans fell 6.8% for the week ending March 25 as rates jump even closer to the 5% mark, according to the...
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