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Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, December 14, 2023

For the first time since August, interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage have dropped below 7%, hitting 6.95% this week. This brings the monthly mortgage payment for a home priced at $400,000 to $2,118. This is down from a recent high this Autumn of 7.79% and yields monthly savings...

Will the Commercial Market Hit the Reset Button in 2024

«Industry professionals are at a turnkey moment that will require both innovation and adaptation to shape a resilient real estate landscape for the future,» a new report finds. As the real estate market adjusts to new norms in a post-pandemic world, the commercial and investment property sectors are shifting. A...

8 Common Home Inspection Issues: Fix Now or Later

Buyers may balk at lengthy inspection reports, but not every item is an emergency. Know what may-and may not-be cause for alarm. The results of a home inspection can make or break a home sale, particularly if buyers are unsure about the items flagged in the report. They may panic...

Wealth Builders

Commercial & Investment Real Estate, Zoning, Fair Housing, Diversity, Tax Incentives for Buyer Some developers of color are whittling away at the racial homeownership gap, but change is needed in the way projects are awarded and incentivized. Since securing its first property in 2019, Shelley Halstead’s real estate development initiative, Black Women Build-Baltimore...

Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, November 9, 2023

Housing consumers have a bit of relief this week as the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dipped lower to 7.5%, falling one-quarter of a percent and hitting the lowest point in a month. Despite this, home buyers are facing a more expensive housing market than last year. Based on NAR’s...

Home Prices Are Still Rising in 80% of U.S. Markets

© Bet_Noire – iStock/Getty Images Plus Home prices continue to rise in most areas of the country as more home buyers face affordability challenges. The median price nationwide for an existing single-family home in the third quarter was $406,900, which is 2.2% higher than a year prior, according to the...

FHA Chief: Why It Should Be Easier to Get a Mortgage

Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon discusses policy changes and initiatives to expand access to financing for underserved home buyers at a time of low affordability. For many first-time and low- and moderate-income home buyers, a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration is the best product to finance a home...

Backyard Patio Ideas on a Budget

Is your patio oh so shabby? These super-easy projects will make hanging outside fun again. Make a Concrete Patio Pop With Color Rejuvenate that dilapidated patio with color in a can. Try painting it a bold, bright color or a fun pattern, like chevron. You can also mimic the appearance...

Cómo la Inteligencia Artificial está revolucionando el mercado inmobiliario

Introducción La Inteligencia Artificial (IA) ha dejado de ser una fantasía de la ciencia ficción para convertirse en una herramienta práctica en diversas industrias. El sector inmobiliario no es una excepción. Desde la automatización de tareas hasta el análisis de datos en tiempo real, la IA está cambiando la forma...