Key short-term rate rises; ARM rates inch higher; Fewer refinances going forward
Rising interest rates drag down refinances; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2018)
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More singles are striking out on their own to become homeowners.
Retirees shun areas with high home prices
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Jobs, home sales, agents – peaked or not quite; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2018)
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Rising Baby Boomer and young adult populations look for home; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2018)
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First-time homebuyers get creative to cover down payments, mortgages
Fast-rising home prices are causing first-time homebuyers to think creatively when it comes to financing.
Home prices run away from incomes, for now
Today’s volatile relationship between incomes and home prices is ripe for a correction.
Fewer children born in California’s high-cost metros
A correlation between rising home values and falling birth rates has experts wondering.