A mortgage hack has been making the rounds with real estate influencers: Don’t put 20% down on your home loan. Given that it takes seven years for the typical buyer to save... Read more »
It’s a question that often pops up as the scent of gingerbread fills the air and carols play on repeat: do mortgage rates actually dip around Christmas? The answer, and I’ll give... Read more »
Weekly housing inventory data Housing inventory is now in its traditional seasonal decline for December, but the inventory growth story, which I was thrilled to see earlier in the year, has changed... Read more »
If you’re thinking about buying a home or refinancing your mortgage, you’re probably wondering about interest rates. Let me tell you, today’s mortgage rates, hovering around 6.26% for a 30-year fixed loan... Read more »
Here’s the good news for anyone looking to get into rental property investing or expand their existing portfolio: falling mortgage rates are making it significantly cheaper to buy rental properties, which directly boosts... Read more »
Consumer sentiment continued to worsen in April, declining across all political groups with significant hurdles anticipated in multiple sectors of the economic landscape. April’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, a survey conducted by... Read more »
Rising mortgage rates suppressed applications in the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) final mortgage applications survey index of 2024, released on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, application volume dropped significantly even with a seasonal adjustment to... Read more »
The Southern California housing market is downshifting. The average home price in the six-county region fell 0.3% from October to $869,288 in November, according to Zillow, marking the fourth consecutive month of... Read more »
After a year of strong results, sales of newly built homes took a major step back last month. Data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing... Read more »
Southern California home prices dipped in October for the third straight month, but values remain near all-time highs and unaffordable for most households. The average home price in the six-county region was... Read more »