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30 Second Market Update

What’s Up With The Home Prices?

Last week, in our 30-second update we discussed the facts about a housing bubble. This week, we’ll take a look at CoreLogic’s Home Price Ind…

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Housing Bubble?

What is going on in the housing market?  Are rising mortgage rates causing home prices to decline? The media has been suggesting a bubble an…

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Resilient Housing Market

The National Association of Realtors released its Pending Home Sales report and it showed signed contracts in the month of February 2022 wer…

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Fed Raises Rates for First Time in Four Years, More Hikes to Come!

Last Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, signaling the first time the FOM…

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All eyes on the Fed

This week the Federal Reserve, led by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, will meet for their two-day meeting starting on Tuesday. All eyes will be on…

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Mortgage Rates Drop from Two-Year Highs!

Mortgage rates recently skyrocketed to their two-year highs, causing mortgage demand to decrease significantly for homeowners looking to ref…

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Tight Housing Inventory and Record High Appreciation

Last week the National Association of Realtors released their Existing Home Sales report, which measures closings on existing homes, for the…

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Homebuyers Are Taking Out Record High Mortgage Amounts as Home Prices Continue to Rise!

We are currently experiencing one of the priciest housing markets in history, resulting in homebuyers taking out higher and higher loan amou…

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Another Inflation Record and the Fed’s Love Runs out

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released their Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation on the consumer level, and it rose b…

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Borrowers Recognize that Rates are Rising and the Refinance Window is Closing

Rates are clearly on the rise, and the remaining borrowers that are eligible to refinance their home are quickly realizing that this may be…

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Tight Inventory and Strong Homebuyer Demand

The latest Existing Home Sales report, released by the National Association of Realtors, showed that existing home sales for the month of De…

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Buyer Demand Increases as Rates Continue to Rise

According to the Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) seasonally adjusted index, applications to purchase a home rose 2% last week as compare…

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