housing

Pandemic housing status influenced mental health

October 4, 2021

Renting, living alone were pandemic mental health risk factors. The last year and a half have been a struggle for all of us, and that’s putting it lightly.

Gen Z renters moving out and moving up

The FINANCIAL — Rental concessions, such as a free month’s rent, appear

by The FINANCIAL

November 19, 2020

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More real estate sales coming to DC

The FINANCIAL — The presidential election is over. Major media on all

by The FINANCIAL

November 17, 2020

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JLL names EMEA CEO – Guy Grainger as Global Head of Sustainability Services & ESG

The FINANCIAL — JLL announced that its EMEA CEO Guy Grainger will

by The FINANCIAL

November 17, 2020

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RealEstate

Persistent buyer demand is making homes sell above list price

The FINANCIAL — In more evidence that persistent buyer demand is pushing a strong housing market deeper into the year than usual, a new Zillow® analysis finds the share of homes sold above list continues to rise, blowing past the typical mid-summer peak. That

by The FINANCIAL

November 13, 2020

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RealEstate

Intense buyer demand continues to drive hot housing market

The FINANCIAL — Intense and persistent buyer demand is keeping the time on market for houses at incredible lows and pushing prices ever higher above 2019, according to Zillow’s Weekly Market Report. Sales remain high above last year and are expected to stay

by The FINANCIAL

November 6, 2020

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RealEstate

NAR provided raw count of home sales during the pandemic

The FINANCIAL — According to the latest release, existing-home sales rose 21% in September from one year earlier while new home sales rose 32%. These headline figures are seasonally adjusted and are reported in the news. To assess the overall trending direction

by The FINANCIAL

November 5, 2020

1 min read

RealEstate

Freddie Mac Issues 2021 Debt Funding Calendar

The FINANCE — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) issued its 2021 funding calendar, which provides optional announcement dates for Reference Notes® securities and announcement dates for Reference Bills® securities. The 2021 funding calendar is available on the Debt Securities Auction. Reference Notes issuances and Reference Bills

by The FINANCIAL

November 4, 2020

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RealEstate

Housing market shows signs of seasonal cooling even as historic demand continues

The FINANCIAL – The housing market is showing signs of seasonal cooling after a scorching hot summer sales season that stretched uncharacteristically far into fall, according to Zillow’s Weekly Market Report1. A nearly six-month acceleration of year-over-year list price increases stabilized this week

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2020

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RealEstate

Low mortgage rates are easing affordability, but down payments are further from reach

The FINANCIAL — Monthly mortgage payments are becoming increasingly affordable for U.S. homeowners as mortgage rates have hit record lows, a new Zillow® analysis shows. But that masks the difficulties would-be buyers face in getting into homes in the first place after extraordinary price

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

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RealEstate

Coronavirus is manipulating the housing inventory crisis in unpredictable ways

The FINANCIAL — A historic inventory crisis is driving up home prices to new highs, but understanding why would-be sellers are sitting on the sideline had been guesswork. Now a new Zillow survey[i] is shedding light on how the pandemic is influencing homeowners who are considering

by The FINANCIAL

October 28, 2020

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RealEstate

Mortgage rates continue to fall historic low

The FINANCIAL — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.80 percent, the lowest rate in our survey’s history which dates back to 1971. “Mortgage rates remain very low, providing homeowners

by The FINANCIAL

October 23, 2020

1 min read

RealEstate

How to score your dream house

The FINANCIAL — Home shoppers wanting to buy right now might be reading headlines about the housing market that are scaring them away — low inventory, high prices, homes selling at an extremely fast pace across all price ranges. But near-record low mortgage rates

by The FINANCIAL

October 23, 2020

5 mins read

RealEstate

How A Biden Presidency could change housing sector

The FINANCIAL — What happens if the major polls are right and the upcoming election results in a change of administrations, if Trump is out and Biden is in? How might the housing sector change? One place to look is the 2020 Democratic

by The FINANCIAL

October 22, 2020

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