Home sales got a (temporary) boost in 2021; Residential construction is not (yet) meeting demand; Mortgage insurance woes for leveraged buyers
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Home sales got a (temporary) boost in 2021; Residential construction is not (yet) meeting demand; Mortgage insurance woes for leveraged buyers
California home sales volume fell back in January 2022, resuming seasonal patterns which cyclically see the lowest home sales of the year in January.
After a year of earth-shattering home prices increases, real estate professionals are wondering — what’s next in 2022?
The economic fallout of the pandemic threatens to linger — especially in the commercial market.
The number one thing homebuyers need to understand is that — unlike recent years — today’s homebuyers will need to own their home for several years.
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Fixed rate mortgage (FRM) rates leaped; While mortgage rates jump, Treasuries only rise; High home prices just lost support
After years of stimulus injections and Federal Reserve (Fed) support, the government is taking off the training wheels in 2022.
U.S. homeowners’ home equity levels rose significantly in 2021, though California homeowners experienced twice the gains as the rest of the nation.