2017 Was the Best Year for Home Purchase Mortgages Since the Market Peak
It turns out 2017 was a banner year for mortgages, just not all of them. A total of $ 1.148 trillion in home purchase mortgages were funded last year, the […]
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The U.S. Real Estate Market Is Now Worth $30 Trillion
What a difference five years make…a new report from Zillow revealed that the national housing market ended 2016 worth a whopping $ 29.6 trillion. It’s now January 5th, and based […]
Read More >>When Will the Next Housing Market Crash Take Place?
I’ve noticed a trend lately. Everyone’s a real estate expert. It seems the most recent crisis and recovery has turned just about every single person into a guru on all […]
Read More >>Canada Just Raised Minimum Down Payments to Stabilize Its Housing Market
A funny thing happened late last week. On Friday, the Canadian government took new measures to stabilize its red-hot housing market. I say funny because their housing policies seem to […]
Read More >>New Freddie Mac Tool Says National Housing Market Is Weak, But Stabilizing
This morning, Freddie Mac released a new tool called “MiMi,” which stands for Multi-Indicator Market Index. Put simply, it measures the stability of the housing market on the national, state, […]
Read More >>It Looks Like the Seller’s Market Is Coming to an End
Many people will look back at 2013 with regret, perhaps realizing that there was a golden opportunity to purchase a home at a major discount. And snag a record low […]
Read More >>Hurricane Sandy to Hurt Housing Market, Freddie Mac Pledges Relief
There have been widespread reports and warnings that Hurricane Sandy will dampen the ongoing housing recovery at a time when things are already rather tenuous. Bloomberg noted that one of […]
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