by Lori | Oct 29, 2020 | Market Updates, News and Events, Real Estate News
September 30, 2020 Pending home sales are exceeding pre-pandemic levels and defying forecasts. August marked the fourth consecutive month of escalating sales contract activity, with all four major regions of the U.S. posting higher year-over-year pending home...
by Lori | Jul 28, 2020 | Market Updates, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
July 22, 2020 Despite high unemployment numbers, nearly two-thirds of buyers recently surveyed say they’ve been able to save more money for their down payment due to the shelter-in-place orders this spring. Combined with low interest rates (the 30-year fixed-rate...
by Lori | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog, Local Events, Local News, Main Content, News and Events, Outdoors, Real Estate News
March always brings a feeling of expectancy and has many events to suggest that we are nearing winter’s end. Spring is just around the corner! The daffodils are in bloom, and the crocuses are pushing their heads up as well. It’s time to get outside and enjoy this...
by Lori | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog, Market Updates, News and Events, Real Estate News
December 4, 2019 More home appreciation is likely to come in the new year. In a new report released by CoreLogic, economists predict home prices will spike by 5.4% from October 2019 to October 2020. That is even higher than the 3.5% annual appreciation in national...
by Lori | Sep 6, 2019 | Market Updates, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
September 6, 2019 © REALTOR® MAGAZINE The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.49% this week, the lowest average since October 2016, Freddie Mac reports. “Mortgage rates continued the summer swoon due to weaker economic data,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief...
by Lori | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Market Updates, Real Estate News
Data Shows Substantial Housing Progress Post-Recession Since the recession, the U.S. real estate housing markets have undergone a significant transformation, creating a booming real estate industry that is almost unrecognizable to the one we had just a decade ago....