Tag: homeownership

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.8% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 4.5% from January 2024 to January...

America’s Renter Population Grew 1% in Q4 2024

We recently posted the Census Bureau’s Homeownership & Rental Vacancy numbers for Q4 2024.  In that vein, Redfin says the number of renter...

Secret Mortgage Blacklist Is Leaving Homeowners Stuck With Unsellable Condos

The Wall Street Journal is reporting (reposted on Realtor.com) that a there is a secret mortgage blacklist that is leaving homeowners stuck with...

New Home Sales Up 1.8% in February

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in February, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676k,...

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 4.1% Annual Gain in January

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 4.1% annual increase for January, 2025.  Their 10-City Composite increased...

Pending Home Sales Up 2% in February

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales rose 2% in in February, 2025. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index...

Existing Home Sales Up 4.2% in February

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 4.2% in February to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.26...

Foreclosure Activity Up 5% in February

According to ATTOM’s February 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 32,383 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings.  This figure is...

ICE Mortgage Monitor – March 2025

According to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor, property insurance costs rose at a record rate in 2024 prompting homeowners to shop for better...

Spring Fertilization Tips for a Healthy Lawn

Next Thursday, March 20th, is the first day of Spring!  That means now is a great time to start thinking about your property’s...

Rent-to-Own Is Catching on With Wealthy Home Buyers

A recent report in the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) says real-estate agents are reporting that affluent home buyers are using rent-to-own...

Zombie Foreclosures are a Small Fraction of U.S. Housing Inventory

According to ATTOM Data’s Q1 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties (1,372,396) in the U.S....

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