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Housing Market Update: It’s the Best Time to Buy Since Mid-September, As Mortgage Rates Fall and Sellers Drop Prices
Mortgage-purchase applications are up 3% week over week as homebuyers act on a few pieces of buyer-friendly news: Mortgage rates have dropped from 8% to
Investor Home Purchases Are Down Over 40% in Sun Belt Pandemic Boomtowns
Nationwide, investor purchases fell 30% year over year to the lowest third-quarter level in seven years, as rising mortgage rates, high home prices and a
Rental Market Tracker: U.S. Asking Rents Remained Sluggish in October Amid Rising Vacancy Rate
Asking rents were little changed from a year earlier for the seventh-straight month as an increase in new units hitting the market drove up vacancies,
1 in 3 U.S. Homebuyers Are Paying All Cash, the Highest Share in Nearly a Decade
The share of homes bought in all cash hit its highest level since 2014 in September as elevated mortgage rates made paying in cash more
Rates are Falling on News of a Softening Job Market. Now May Be a Good Time to Lock in a Mortgage.
The latest labor-market report closes out a week of good news for mortgage rates. The October jobs report shows slower-than-expected growth in the labor market,
Cash Is King: Luxury Home Prices Are Outperforming as Affluent Buyers Dodge High Mortgage Rates
Luxury home prices rose 9% to the highest third-quarter level on record, growing nearly three times faster than non luxury prices. Luxury sales and listings
Housing Market Update: It’s the Best Time to Buy Since Mid-September, As Mortgage Rates Fall and Sellers Drop Prices
Mortgage-purchase applications are up 3% week over week as homebuyers act on a few pieces of buyer-friendly news: Mortgage rates have dropped from 8% to
Investor Home Purchases Are Down Over 40% in Sun Belt Pandemic Boomtowns
Nationwide, investor purchases fell 30% year over year to the lowest third-quarter level in seven years, as rising mortgage rates, high home prices and a
Rental Market Tracker: U.S. Asking Rents Remained Sluggish in October Amid Rising Vacancy Rate
Asking rents were little changed from a year earlier for the seventh-straight month as an increase in new units hitting the market drove up vacancies,
1 in 3 U.S. Homebuyers Are Paying All Cash, the Highest Share in Nearly a Decade
The share of homes bought in all cash hit its highest level since 2014 in September as elevated mortgage rates made paying in cash more
Rates are Falling on News of a Softening Job Market. Now May Be a Good Time to Lock in a Mortgage.
The latest labor-market report closes out a week of good news for mortgage rates. The October jobs report shows slower-than-expected growth in the labor market,
Cash Is King: Luxury Home Prices Are Outperforming as Affluent Buyers Dodge High Mortgage Rates
Luxury home prices rose 9% to the highest third-quarter level on record, growing nearly three times faster than non luxury prices. Luxury sales and listings
