by Jeffry Bartash | Jun 18, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice
Housing Starts Climb 4.3% in May as Buyers Return and Builders Aim to Speed Up Work The numbers: Construction of new houses rose 4.3% in May as a reopening U.S. economy and ultra-low mortgage rates drew more buyers and encouraged builders to start to speed up work....
by Juliet Jacques | Jun 17, 2020 | Boston Real Estate Market, House Hunting
Boston Massachusetts sees highest national rates of home flipping Home flipping is up in the first quarter of 2020 to the highest it’s been since 2006, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The report noted that 7.5% of all home sales in the first...
by Timothy Inklebarger | Jun 17, 2020 | Real Estate Market
Boston Massachusetts leads the nation in bidding wars Whether it’s a blessing or a curse is in the eye of the beholder, but Boston’s housing shortage has helped propel the city to the No. 1 spot in the nation for bidding wars on homes sold by Redfin in May, according...
by Mike Albanese | Jun 16, 2020 | Real Estate Market
Housing inventory also seeing increases as purchase applications are up 13% when compared to June 2019. The post Homebuying Demand Rises For Eighth Straight Week appeared first on theMReport.com. Selecting the Right Homebuyer's agent Unlike most other real...
by Meg White | Jun 13, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, Real Estate Market
Why inflation presents a golden opportunity for buyers Economic news is not a place for the timid these days. Unemployment levels that rival the Great Depression, and just this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell projected a 6.5% decline in gross domestic...
by Mike Albanese | Jun 13, 2020 | Real Estate Market
Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly The average home price is now over $330,000, but inventory remains a concern. Click through for more information. The post Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly appeared first on theMReport.com. HOMEBUYERS BEWARE!...
by Clare Trapasso | Jun 12, 2020 | Home Buyers, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Agent
Anyone who’s planning to buy a home, or thinking about refinancing the loan on their current abode, has probably been giving mortgage interest rates a lot of attention—and getting frustrated as they fluctuate up and down. The average interest rate for the most common...
by Clare Trapasso | Jun 12, 2020 | First Time Home Buyers Advice, Real Estate Agent
What Recession? Summer Home-Buying Season Heats Up as Prices Surge An official recession, a deadly pandemic, and a national reckoning on racism aren’t blunting the housing market’s rebound. As the summer home-buying season gets underway, median home prices are...
by Mike Albanese | Jun 12, 2020 | Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
Analysis of the report says the flipping has “gradually taken up a larger portion” of the housing market. Click through for more information. The post Home Flipping Represents Growing Share of Home Sales appeared first on theMReport.com. Homebuyers: For access to all...
by Lisa Marie Conklin | Jun 11, 2020 | Coronavirus, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Real Estate Agent
Take Me Outside! 11 Exterior Things You Shouldn’t Miss During a Home Video Tour In the age of coronavirus, video tours are quickly becoming the go-to alternative to in-person tours. But for prospective buyers, there’s more to the process than asking your...
