Buyers begin to return to the market in January as interest rates begin to level off and sellers may not be far behind As mortgage rates hit their lowest levels since September, buyers and sellers are coming to terms with 6% interest rates as the new normal. After record low sales activity at the end of 2022, the Mid-Atlantic housing market rebounded in January. Both pending sales and showing activity
Read MoreNet New Listings Placed on The Market Experienced a 43.9% Decrease Year-Over-Year Despite the Slowing Rate Hikes from the Federal Reserve Price Has Flatlined Due to Low Market Activity, Indicated by the Median Price Remaining Unchanged Month-Over-Month Tight Supply Points to a Balanced Market Environment, But Other Market Indicators Such as Days-On-Market and Sale-to-List-Price Ratio Suggest a Buyer’s Market is Imminent HouseCanary, Inc. (“HouseCanary”), a national brokerage known for its
Read MoreGreen Practices, Digital Interactions, Luxury Amenities, and Future Homeownership The PropTech firm MRI Software has good news for landlords and property managers: They can easily make renters happy by adopting green practices and digital communications. Additionally, luxury amenities earned top spots on renters’ wish lists. Although these are more difficult for landlords to provide, they add significantly to a unit or building’s appeal. These are the key findings from the recent Voice of
Read MoreHome sellers are starting to come off the sidelines to meet buyer demand as mortgage rates steadily decline, with new listings and pending sales both posting their smallest drops in four months A homebuyer on a $2,500 monthly budget can afford a $400,000 home for the first time in four months as mortgage rates dip below 6%, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The average
Read MoreNearly Half of Mortgaged Homes Remain Equity-Rich but Portion Dips Slightly;Seriously Underwater Level of Mortgages Unchanged at Just Below 3 Percent;Sixteen Times as Many Mortgages are Equity Rich Versus Seriously Underwater ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, released its fourth-quarter 2022 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 48 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the fourth
Read MoreBuyers are entering a calmer housing market, but with little incentive for homeowners with sub 3% mortgage rates to sell and 50 of the 100 largest markets expected to see inventory declines, they will continue to have a limited number of homes to choose from. Shoppers with some flexibility in terms of when and where they purchase may have a better chance of finding a home, according to the Knock Buyer-Seller
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