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Home Selling in the Age of Coronavirus: It’s a Whole Different World
In the not so distant past, Seattle open houses were packed with home buyers eagerly poking their heads in closets, perusing spec sheets, munching on snacks, and offering bids above asking price in this ultracompetitive market. Then on Jan. ...
How To Coronavirus-Proof Your Home—and Your Life
fHere are several things you can do to protect your home and your family from the virus—and to be ready if it crops up in your community. Curbing your exposure to the coronavirus starts with limiting your exposure to people who might be ca...
Housing momentum sets up positive performance
In 2019, home sales increased 1.5% year-over-year on average in the top 10 markets combined. While modest, this defied the broader sales declines observed everywhere else in 2019. Additionally, home prices increased 6.5% year-over-year on avera...
Could January be the New April for Home Shopping?
People have begun their home search earlier each year since 2015 January 2019 fell just one percent behind February for highest number of views per listing In one out of five markets January saw the highest number of listing views in 2019 Al...
“The job market is quite remarkable as more job creations and wage gains are adding to the pent-up demand for housing.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun commented on hiring and unemployment figures, released this morning by the Labor Department. A total of 196,000 jobs were added last month, exceeding the goal of 170,000 jobs set by many economists. This marked ...
Mortgage rates hit a 14-month low
Rates for home loans fell to the lowest in a year as inflation cooled and investors braced for a slowing global economy. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.37% in the February 14 week, mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac said Thu...
Mortgage rates dip at start of 2019
Prospective buyers should have a bit more pep in their step as 2019 begins with comparably low mortgage rates, according to the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to the survey, the 30-year fixed rate mor...
Top 10 real estate tips
Existing-Home Sales Begin with a Bang Existing-home sales began 2017 with a bang, growing 3.3 percent and hitting a 10-year high in January, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). With the exception of the Midwest, every ...