A new opinion piece claims that housing may be in for a boom period, following the Fed's new, dovish policy to halt interest rates hikes for 2019, and February's strong existing-home sales data.
In February, tight supply of existing homes undercut potential sales for these homes at a 2.9 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate, totaling 153,000 in lost sales, per the latest data from First American.
While supply is ticking up, interest rates are down, and home value growth is slowing, homebuyers still face a major headwind in the spring market: a lack of affordability.
A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) analyzes investment risk, trends, and behaviors, finding that real estate may be a better investment than stocks.
According to the latest seasonally adjusted index data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, total mortgage application volume increased 1.6 percent last week over the previous week.
Opportunity Zones, designated within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), are low-income or high-poverty census tracts where investors may potentially reap large tax savings by funding community projects. Sale prices in these communities are increa
Charlotte, N.C.'s real estate market is heating up, though new construction projects are not keeping up. In February, the market's new-home inventory level was found to be the lowest in a national study.
