5/2/2022 5:17:09 PM Will more expensive mortgage payments cool buyers’ interest? By Joe Benevides As we’ve written about plenty in our Trending Topics section, home prices have increased rapidly since the beginning of the COVID-19...
4/20/2022 1:23:02 PM The real estate market is slowing down, not stopping By Joe Benevides With inflation hitting record highs in the U.S. and mortgage rates on the climb, we’re starting to see the housing market slow down a...
3/23/2022 1:00:24 PM Home buyers want places that mix work and play By Joe Benevides It’s no secret that we’ve seen a rise in remote work the past two years, and with that, we’ve seen more people interested in moving...
2/24/2022 2:35:46 PM 2021 saw record home price increases, but 2022 could be back to normal By Joe Benevides Remember all the chatter last spring and summer about the sizzling U.S. real estate market and the upward pressure on prices? It prompted...
2/10/2022 7:04:52 PM As predicted, mortgage rates are starting to rise in early 2022 By Joe Benevides Back in December, I wrote about where mortgage rates could be headed in 2022.The prevailing thought was that the historically low rates...
2/2/2022 2:09:51 PM Low inventory likely to keep housing market competitive in 2022 By Joe Benevides Toward the end of 2021, my colleague Chris Pardo and I each took a look at where the real estate market might be headed this year (here...
12/15/2021 2:35:40 PM Where are mortgage rates headed in the coming year? By Joe Benevides It was a wild 2021 in the U.S. housing market. As Americans gained some stability following a challenging 2020 — and with mortgage rates...
11/10/2021 9:58:33 PM Zillow offers a cautionary tale on “iBuyer” market By Joe Benevides Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy and housing market, we were watching the trend of “iBuyers,” or instant buyers,...
10/28/2021 4:31:15 PM The U.S. housing market is cooling down — sort of By Joe Benevides Home prices made a big jump in 2020fueling the climb throughout the summer months. and continued to increase this year, with bidding...
9/30/2021 1:54:12 PM As home prices continue to surge, a key question is bubbling up By Joe Benevides Home prices in the U.S. were up nearly 20 percent in July compared to the same time a year ago. The year-over-year increase was roughly...
8/24/2021 3:10:21 PM Is it time to pack your bags for Colorado or New Hampshire? By Joe Benevides There are a number of ways to evaluate or rank a “hot” real estate market. Take for example the latest from Realtor.com, which recently...
7/29/2021 2:06:54 PM “Emerging” housing markets are smaller and offer room to grow, new rankings show By Joe Benevides The Big Sky State is the big winner in a new set of rankings that evaluates the top emerging housing markets throughout the U.S....