by Eric C. Peck | Oct 8, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Fed Cuts Interest Rate by a Half-Point MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent For the first time in four years, the Federal Reserve has slashed its benchmark interest rate, a move that will force lower borrowing costs for consumers and...
by Demetria C. Lester | Oct 6, 2024 | Buyer Agents, First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Buyer Competition Expected to Ramp Up This Fall MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to Zillow’s most recent market report, reduced mortgage rates and more inventory are providing house buyers with a window of opportunity at an...
by Eric C. Peck | Oct 5, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
FHFA Launches Natural Disaster Dashboard MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released an online risk analysis tool that provides geographic estimates for physical risks from various types of...
by Liz Hughes | Oct 2, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Fall brings lower mortgage rates, more inventory to market MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent At a time of year when the real estate market typically experiences seasonal declines, this fall is bringing just the opposite. Homebuyers are...
by Demetria C. Lester | Sep 29, 2024 | Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Millions to ‘Protect and Empower’ Low-Income Tenants MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $10 million in grants to expand tenant education...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 27, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
‘Largely Fiction’: New Study Debunks Small-Town Affordability Myth MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent For some American families, a house in a tiny bucolic burgh might prove a less expensive option than putting down roots in a large city....
by Demetria C. Lester | Sep 27, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Mortgage Demand for Second Homes Slips YoY MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent According to a recent report from Redfin, mortgage-rate locks for second homes declined thirteen point one percent year-over-year in August to the lowest level...
by Liz Hughes | Sep 26, 2024 | Boston Real Estate Market, Curbed Boston, First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, House Hunting, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Housing inventory reaches post-pandemic high as market continues to balance MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Housing inventory reached its highest level since the pandemic in July, according to Realtor.com’s July Monthly Housing Markets...
by Den Shewman | Sep 24, 2024 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Federal Home Loan Banks Fulfilling Their Mission MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent In a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks commended the critical role that Federal Home Loan...
by Liz Hughes | Sep 23, 2024 | Boston Real Estate Market, First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Home sales decline as buyers await lower mortgage rates, new NAR rules, election outcome MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent While the average monthly housing payment in the U.S. fell to its lowest level since the start of the year, it isn’t... 
