Information Documents Sellers Must Have

There definitely needs to be a selling strategy beyond the price and when to hold the open house. If you are considering selling a home, there are a series of documents that are involved with the actual transaction including inspections, appraisals, disclosures and...

Inflation and Mortgage Rates Curtailing the Market

  Fast Facts ■ Much talk is being given to the possibility of a recession ■ The continued impact of inflation on the wallets of buyers ■ Consumer prices continue to rise ■ Continued hot labor market ■ Mortgage rates remain above the 5% mark making home purchases...

Buyer Sentiment Falls

Fannie Mae’s Home Price Sentiment Index reported that in July it fell to 62.8; this is its lowest level since 2011. The report indicates that a small percentage, 17% of respondents, felt that it was a good time to buy a home in July. This was slightly down from 20% of...

Delinquent Mortgages

Back in 2005 the share of subprime mortgages that were seriously delinquent increase from about 5.6% to 21% by July 2008. That’s the kind of seismic economic disruption that reshapes a nation and an economy. This past May 2022, there were only 2.7 percent of...

5.4 Million Homes Available

The housing market will reflect a different configuration of correction moving forward. Even though prices seem to have eased in terms of the trajectory of appreciation, the inventory shortage and the constriction on building supplies will continue to make housing a...