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Month: February 2017
December becomes first month to feel impact of rising interest rates Affordability dips, still well below housing boom by Kelsey Ramírez
Affordability dropped in December after the market finally felt the increasing mortgage rates for the first full month, according to First American Financial Corp., a provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions. First American’s Real House Price Index rose 6.2% from November to December and 8% from December 2015. The … Continue reading December becomes first month to feel impact of rising interest rates Affordability dips, still well below housing boom by Kelsey Ramírez
Sales Rise Despite Market Headwinds by
New home sales ticked up to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 555,000 in January, promising a better year for the housing market despite increasing mortgage-interest rates and a slack in housing inventory. The Census Bureau released its findings jointly with HUD on Friday. The numbers represent a 5.5-percent hike from those seen in the … Continue reading Sales Rise Despite Market Headwinds by
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New Construction Keeps Chugging Along, Especially in the Suburbs by Clare Trapasso
Buyers hoping to move into a house of their own should take heart: More newly constructed single-family homes are on the way. Permits to build new homes, an indication of future construction, fell by just 0.2% in December from a month earlier, according to the seasonally adjusted numbers in the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. … Continue reading New Construction Keeps Chugging Along, Especially in the Suburbs by Clare Trapasso
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Real Estate Crowdfunding: 3 Trends to Watch in 2017 by Nav Athwal , Contributor FORBES
Real estate crowdfunding continues to be a dynamic and ever-evolving industry, growing to an estimated $3.5 billion in 2016. By 2025, the crowdfunding industry as a whole is anticipated to be valued at more than 300 billion and online real estate marketplaces are primed to capitalize on that explosive growth. As we look ahead to the … Continue reading Real Estate Crowdfunding: 3 Trends to Watch in 2017 by Nav Athwal , Contributor FORBES
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Article from CNNmoney – a different perspective
A troublesome signal just appeared in the housing market and could put taxpayers at risk. Federal Housing Administration mortgage delinquencies jumped in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday. The FHA insures low down-payment loans and is a favorite among first-time homebuyers. The seasonally adjusted FHA delinquency … Continue reading Article from CNNmoney – a different perspective
Transforming the Tenant by John Buerkert
(Editor's Note: This select print feature originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of DS News.) Delinquencies and foreclosures may have dropped to pre-crisis levels, but the mortgage debacle is far from over. Many mortgage lenders and servicers continue to sit on large numbers of real estate owned (REO) and foreclosed properties. Making matters worse, … Continue reading Transforming the Tenant by John Buerkert
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