Jun 23, 2015
Can the Housing Market Survive Higher Rates? Mortgage rates have been hovering around 50-year lows for the past five years, but as rates rise, will home buyers vanish? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Metros with...
Jun 22, 2015
First-Time Buyers Fuel Latest Sales Boost Existing-home sales rose in May to their highest pace in nearly six years, largely attributed to a big rise in the number of first-time home buyers....
Jun 19, 2015
Mortgage Rates Drop After Last Week’s Spike Borrowers saw some relief with mortgage rates this week, as fixed-rate mortgages reversed course. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Apartment Occupancies Soar to...
Jun 17, 2015
Report: 90% of Properties Now Have Equity More home owners are emerging from the negative equity trap, which bodes well for a stronger housing recovery. __________________________________________________________________________________ A Big Pick Up in Homebuilding Is...
Jun 16, 2015
10 States With High, Low Down Payments As lenders show some signs of loosening up on credit, home buyers are bringing less money to closing. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Commercial Agents See Higher Incomes,...
Jun 15, 2015
Building Giant: Standard Pacific, Ryland Merge Two major homebuilders will merge to form one single company in a $5.2 billion deal that will put them in control of 74,000 home sites. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ...
