The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2024-Jessica FlintGabrielle Sloan, 30, and her husband, Brandon Sloan, 30, never thought they’d live on a golf course. Gabrielle doesn’t even play golf—yet, at …
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Banks Believe They Are Well-Prepared for Commercial Real Estate Fallout
The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2024-Telis DemosFor another quarter, big banks saw only a smattering of losses on office loans. But lenders still remain braced for a lot more.Click …
Primary State Schools in Power 5 Conferences Drive Student Housing Demand
Globe St., April 19, 2024-Philippa MaisterThose roaring crowds of students you see on the stands at big football games, screaming and waving their college colors around? They could be signaling …
Will House Prices Go Down? Housing Market Stung by New Prediction
Newsweek, April 19, 2024-Giulia CarbonaroThe Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, is predicting that home prices will rise much more modestly in 2024 and 2025 than …
This Could Be the Year the Home-Improvement Boom Fizzles Out. Here’s Why.
The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2024-Ryan DezemberA widely cited barometer of the remodeling market is pointing to the first annual decline in home-improvement spending since the housing bust of …
Who’s Had a Harder Time Buying a Home: You or Your Parents?
The New York Times, April 18, 2024-T.M. BrownWhen baby boomers were buying their first homes in the 1970s and 1980s, it wasn’t unusual to take on a double-digit interest rate …
Average Long-Term U.S. Mortgage Rate Climbs Above 7% to Highest Level Since Late November
Associated Press, April 18, 2024-Alex VeigaProspective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest …
FHFA Annual Report Highlights GSE Actions on Affordable Housing
HousingWire, April 18, 2024-Chris ClowThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week released its annual Housing Mission Report, offering insights into the actions the agency took in 2023 on a …
Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures Jumped 117% in March as Trouble Looms
Fox Business, April 18, 2024-Megan HenneyThe commercial real estate market is starting to buckle under the weight of higher interest rates and remote work.Click here for more
Many Baby Boomers Own Homes That Are Too Big. Can They Be Enticed to Sell Them?
NPR, April 18, 2024-Laurel WamsleyAmong the many hard truths for those trying to enter America’s brutal housing market, here’s one: Baby boomers continue to own many of the country’s large …