Fitch Ratings, Chicago, said while the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the broader economy, the title insurance industry remains positioned for favorable margins with positive housing and mortgage market fundamentals heading into 2021.
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Housing Roundup Nov. 23, 2020
Here’s a quick hit on several recent housing and real estate finance reports.
Housing Market Roundup Nov. 16, 2020
Redfin, Seattle, said popular second-home destinations including the Jersey Shore, Cape Cod, Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs and Bend, Ore., are heating up and becoming full-time residences for homebuyers who have the luxury of working remotely.
Smaller Metros—and Fewer Disasters—On Home Buyers’ Radar Screens
The coronavirus has caused a sea change in Americans’ attitudes toward home. With millions now working from home—many permanently—they are rethinking everything: how to repurpose rooms; how many cars they need to own; and especially, where they want to live, not where they need to live.
Housing Market Roundup
In this edition of the MBA NewsLink Housing Market Roundup, we look at the latest FHFA Strategic Plan; how consumers are altering their home buying and home selling plans during the coronavirus pandemic; why housing affordability might be at a “tipping point;” how the coronavirus is driving down inventories; and how political preferences are having an effect on where people choose to live–or even stay in America.
Industry Briefs Oct. 27, 2020
Stewart Appraisals Management Inc., Houston, announced its acquisition of Pro-Teck Services Ltd., DBA Pro Teck Valuation Intelligence.
Housing Market Roundup
It’s been a busy week here, with the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo wrapping up. Here is a summary of some key housing market reports that took place over the past week. A major theme: tremendous housing market resiliency amid continued economic turmoil.
Bidding Wars Intensify for Entry Level Homes
Redfin, Seattle, said bidding wars eased up slightly in September, but more than half of properties saw competitive bids. A separate report from Zillow, Seattle, showed the most intense competition was for entry level homes.
Housing Market Roundup, Oct. 6, 2020
Here are summaries of the latest housing finance reports, from Black Knight; Redfin; Zillow; and Morning Consult.
Affordable Areas Outside Big Cities Heating Up
Relatively inexpensive areas outside major cities, such as El Dorado County, just east of Sacramento, Calif., and Camden County, N.J., across the river from Philadelphia, are gaining ground with homebuyers as New York City and San Francisco lose steam, according to a report from Redfin, Seattle.