In accordance with the Case-Shiller Home Price Index from S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic, October 2019 saw an annual increase of 3.3% for home prices throughout the country, which happens to be up from the previous month’s pace. Slowdown in the Home-Price ... » Learn More about Slowdown in the Home-Price Increase
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Pending Home Sales Up
Pending home sales increased in November, rebounding from the prior month’s decline, in accordance with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The West region reported the largest growth in November, while the other three major U.S. regions saw only marginal variances in month-over-month ... » Learn More about Pending Home Sales Up
December 2019 RE/MAX Housing Report
The December 2019 housing report uses the numbers for November 2019. While December 2019 home sales increased by a whopping 13.5%, the median sales price also skyrocketed 11.1% from December 2018 to be $266,000.00. Having 54 days as average time on market, which is only down 1 day from December ... » Learn More about December 2019 RE/MAX Housing Report
Rates on Mortgages Ease – 30-Year at 3.72%
U.S. long-term rates on mortgages declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered over the past 60 days. Rates on Mortgages Ease - 30-Year at 3.72% Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year ... » Learn More about Rates on Mortgages Ease – 30-Year at 3.72%
2020 Don’t Abbreviate
Security officials are warning consumers not to ever abbreviate 2020 in official documents. They say the shorter “20” will make it easier for scammers to commit forgery. They say the abbreviation allows scammers to change out the numbers on paperwork. For example, in the event you write a date like ... » Learn More about 2020 Don’t Abbreviate