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These Home Sellers Are Done Waiting for the Fed to Lower Rates
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoNot everyone can wait out the toughest housing market in years. Sellers are listing homes because...
‘Aging in Place, or Stuck in Place?’
New York Times· 4 days agoHomeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was. When it came to housing, Susan Apel and Keith Irwin thought they had planned adroitly...
The case for ditching your real-estate agent when buying a home is gaining momentum
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhy pay for a pricey, small hotel room when you could rent an entire house or apartment, often at a...
Mortgage interest rates today: April 18, 2024
CNN.com· 6 days agoToday’s mortgage interest rates are rising for the first time this week. Generally, home loan interest rates are higher than last week’s. The biggest...
Home sales are down. Here's why buyers should act now.
CBS News· 5 days agoHome sales fell last month, according to a Thursday report from the National Association of Realtors...
Is It a Good Time to Buy a House? Let’s Break It Down
Penny Hoarder via AOL· 5 days agoIs now a good time to buy a house? It’s an evergreen question — and it’s a highly personal question....
How to prepare for FHA appraisal requirements
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoThe homebuyer typically assumes this cost, and it may be folded into your closing costs. How long is an FHA appraisal good for?In general...appraisal...
Rates rise | Mortgage rates for today, April 22, 2024
Bankrate.com· 3 days agoNational mortgage rates edged higher for all types of loans compared to a week ago, according to data compiled by Bankrate. Rates for 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed, 5/1 ARMs and jumbo loans jumped ...
Which comes first: the sale or the purchase?
Washington Post· 3 days ago“It’s an individual decision whether to sell first or buy first that depends on people’s finances and their own risk profile,” said Christine Fischer, an...
New Arizona law protects homeowners from 'predatory' real estate listing contracts
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe legislation was crafted to stop long-term contracts that make owners list a house with a firm, cloud a house’s title and make it tougher to sell.