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Real Estate Rundown April 2024

April 01, 2024

The latest analysis of mortgage rates indicates a slight decline attributed to mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials and the absence of new data. Meanwhile, Redfin's latest report highlights a significant increase in the total number of homes for sale in the U.S., rising by 5% during the four w...

Real Estate Rundown February 2024

February 01, 2024

The housing market is showing signs of thawing after a challenging period, with significant drops in mortgage rates. Housing inventory slightly increased from a year ago, but the supply remains tight, impacting market dynamics. The U.S. experienced an 8.0% increase in sales of newly built, single-fami...

Real Estate Rundown February 2023

February 01, 2023

The National Association of Realtors predicts that mortgage rates may fall even further in the coming weeks, which will result in a busier home sales activity and a stronger housing market. Meanwhile, it has become more affordable to rent than buy in many markets due to declining rent prices and risin...

Real Estate Rundown December 2022

December 01, 2022

The housing market run down for the final month of 2022 shows some surprising changes. Mortgage rates, which have been on the rise, have finally become stagnant. While this change might not indicate a trend, it greatly improves purchasing power for potential home buyers. Additionally, newly constructe...

Real Estate Rundown November 2022

November 03, 2022

As we round the corner into the final months of 2022, home prices are expected to fall due to the recent surge in mortgage rates, however, homeowners are still relocating to more affordable areas.

Real Estate Rundown September 2022

September 01, 2022

The real estate industry news headlines point toward what experts are coining as the “Housing Recession.” Many homebuyers are struggling to become owners due to high mortgage rates, and this struggle is compounded by experts citing that homes have not been this unaffordable since the late 80s. Finally...

Real Estate Rundown August 2022

August 04, 2022

Lots of changes have been happening to the housing market over the past month. Learn more on if the housing market could be cooling, and what potential implications come with mortgage rate changes and inflation.

Real Estate Rundown July 2022

July 01, 2022

With COVID being the center of vigorous change, businesses that rely heavily on real estate trends have been forced to make rapid changes just to survive as the virus throws off the balance of the housing market. Educating ourselves is one of the best actions we can take to make informed decisions to ...

Real Estate Rundown May 2021

May 12, 2021

This month, experts harp on the housing market trends and how well the recovery from the pandemic is going to go, they go over a new bill that may introduce many new homebuyers to the market, and they analyze migration trends from the pandemic. 

Real Estate Rundown April 2021

April 13, 2021

The housing market is ever-evolving as the U.S. slowly unshutters its doors with the rollout of the vaccine. Some trends have stayed the same since we reported last month, but some have changed. Dive in to see the latest trends and updates from real estate experts.

Real Estate Rundown March 2021

March 10, 2021

As we encroach upon the first year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring Coronavirus a pandemic, we reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted the real estate and housing markets and how it will affect these markets in the future.  

Real Estate Rundown February 2021

February 10, 2021

Check out our latest real estate rundown for trends and an outlook for the 2021 mortgage industry, how Biden's new policies could give a boost for homebuyers and builders, and the stats on how many offers were made sight unseen in 2020.