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POLL: The effect of rising mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 9, 2019 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Over the next 5 years, mortgage rates will rise to: adversely affect both sales volume and prices....

Falling purchasing power takes a toll on home prices; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | Charts, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate | 0

Buyer purchasing power’s pull on prices; Rising mortgage rates decrease purchasing power; Home prices fall from their peak

The votes are in: Do sellers control the price in negotiations?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Oct 15, 2018 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Our readers agree that sellers control the price in negotiations on the sale of a home.

POLL: Rising mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 20, 2018 | Finance, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Over the next five years, mortgage rates will rise to: adversely affect both sales volume and...

POLL: Mortgage rates increases over the next 5 years?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 31, 2017 | Market Watch, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Over the next 5 years, mortgage rates will rise to: adversely affect both sales volume and prices....

Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index rises with low interest rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 5, 2016 | Charts, Interest Rates | 0

The buyer purchasing power index continued to rise in the third quarter of 2016, indicating homebuyers have more money available today to pay higher prices.

Low mortgage rates keep home sales high — for now

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2016 | Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0

National home sales are at a precarious high due to low mortgage rates and high demand.

POLL: How will mortgage rate increases affect the market over the next five years?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2016 | Market Watch, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Over the next 5 years, mortgage rates will rise significantly enough to: adversely affect both...

How interest rates affect the market

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 4, 2016 | Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0

A quick refresher on how interest rates affect the market.

Breaking News: The Fed to increase interest rates

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 16, 2015 | Interest Rates | 0

After two days in meetings, Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Janet Yellen announced today their intention to increase the target Federal Funds rate.

Signals encourage investors to hold for future prosperity, monthly statistical update (December 2015)

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 7, 2015 | Charts, Monthly Statistical Update | 0

Yield spread and homes sales volume send a hold signal; Price-rise deceleration suggests end to hold phase approaching; Mortgage rates likely to rise by mid-2016

See what home sales will look like following the interest rate increase

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 23, 2015 | Feature Articles, Home Sales, Interest Rates | 1

The Federal Reserve is getting ready to increase the Federal Funds rate. What will happen to other interest rates, and to California’s housing market? For the answer, look to history.

2015 economic forecast update

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 12, 2015 | Forecasts, Real Estate | 2

How will global financial chaos affect California’s housing market?

Jumbo mortgages rates on the decline

by Sarah Kolvas | May 28, 2014 | Real Estate | 0

Interest rates on jumbo 30-year fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) dropped below interest rates on conventional 30-year FRMs, TIME recently reported.

Renting cheaper than owning in many areas of California

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 25, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate | 4

Is renting the new normal?

Rising mortgage rates make for a “bumpy” 2014

by Jeffery Marino | Jan 6, 2014 | Real Estate | 1

Since the Wall Street Journal agrees, we thought we ought to say it again: rising mortgage rates in 2014 will perpetuate the bumpy washboard ride of home sales demand.