MPA, Feb. 13, 2025-Candyd MendozaFor the first time in nearly two years, homebuyers are negotiating larger price reductions as homes sell for below asking price in many US markets.Click here …
Category: Top National News
Mortgage Rates Reach 2025 Low Despite Inflation Surge
National Mortgage News, Feb. 13, 2025-Spencer LeeEven as hotter-than-expected inflation pushed up Treasury yields, average mortgage rates came in lower for a fourth straight week, Freddie Mac said.Click here for …
What Three Indicators Say About Where the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market Ended 2024
Urban Land magazine, February 13, 2025-Brett WidnessTwo of the three leading indicators for U.S. commercial real estate ended 2024 on an upbeat note, particularly on the lending and construction phase.Click …
Watch: How New Orleans Is Trying to Save Its Homes From Flooding
CNBC, Feb. 12, 2025Hurricane Katrina killed over 1,800 people and flooded many homes in New Orleans. In the aftermath, a quarter of the city’s housing stock was abandoned. The U.S. …
Foreign Investment in U.S. Commercial Real Estate Expected to Rise in 2025
Commercial Observer, Feb. 12, 2025-Patrick SissonWhen global business and political leaders departed from this January’s edition of Davos, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting and a bellwether event for gauging …
The Number of Homes Offering Price Cuts Hits Seven-Year High
Scotsman Guide, Feb. 12, 2025-Victor WhitmanNearly a quarter of all home listings saw a price cut in January, yet another indicator that sellers are growing more motivated to sell and …
Refinances See Mini Hot Streak Thanks to Lower Rates
National Mortgage News, Feb. 12, 2025-Spencer LeeBorrowers responded to a pullback in interest rates, leading to another surge for refinance activity last week.Click here for more (subscription)
Rising Inflation Deals Blow to Potential Interest Rate Cuts
HousingWire, Feb. 12, 2025-Jeff AndrewsThe housing market is starved for relief on mortgage rates, but hope for the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates just took a huge blow.Click here for …
Why Your Expired Listing Could Be Like ‘Picking Juicy Grapes Off a Vine’ for a Realtor
Miami Herald, Feb. 11, 2025-Lew SichelmanWould-be sellers who have taken their houses off the market should be ready for an all-out blitz this spring from agents looking to relist their …
Mortgage Rates Move Lower, but Homebuyers Face Other Obstacles
HousingWire, Feb. 11, 2025-Neil PiersonThe long-range forecast for mortgage rates has dimmed in recent months, but stability has returned to the market more recently as rates are slowly creeping back …