On the precipice of the hotly anticipated spring housing market, the US Federal Reserve just dealt homebuyers another crushing blow. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, told Congress on Tuesday that more aggressive interest rates might be needed to cool inflation. And while mortgage interest rates are separate from the Fed’s short-term rates, they […]
Continue ReadingRandy Vaughan suffered a stroke at home in North Carolina and later died in a hospice. A realtor had seen him lying on the floor of his home but had not called for help. The realtor wrote in a report that he was unsure if Vaughan was dead or had drunk too much. loading Something […]
Continue ReadingColorado homebuyers continue to struggle with an ongoing housing shortage. Although the Denver metro area experienced an inventory increase from 2475 active listings in February 2022 to 4108 last month, the housing market remains unbalanced, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors February report. Last month, the monthly supply of houses statewide was just over […]
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — There are chickens and roosters all over yards and even some roofs in one Valley neighborhood. Many residents in the area say they enjoy it, but a real estate agent says it could be impacting home values. For years, chickens and roosters have been roaming the neighborhood south of the Biltmore […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the American dream – owning your own home. But for some, that dream may take a little longer as rising mortgage rates put their dreams on hold in a market that is low on inventory as fewer people put their homes up for sale – all resulting in falling home sales. The numbers from […]
Continue ReadingEveryone seems to be talking about the real estate market and speculation is high about where the market is headed in 2023. During the COVID market from 2020 through early 2022, the housing market seemed to explode. People were spending more time than ever on their homes, and quickly realized that their homes didn’t meet […]
Continue ReadingStepping into a leadership role at any time is an adjustment and doing so on the heels of a changing real estate landscape offers its own set of complications. But Amy Layton, who took over as president of the Niagara Association of Realtors in December, understood what she was facing. The region’s real estate market […]
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — What consumers, Realtors should do® and policy makers expect when it comes to Florida real estate over the next year? After the unexpectedly strong years of 2020 and 2021 despite an ongoing pandemic, Florida’s housing sector in 2022 was affected by rapidly rising inflation and higher mortgage interest […]
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