It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic affected nearly every facet of the economy and the people that live in it. But the pandemic didn’t affect everyone ...
Read More »Higher Application Fees and Security Deposits for Renters of Color
Finding a place to rent is harder than anytime since 1984 as the low number of available units means that each available unit is receiving multiple applicants. While ...
Read More »Can Alternative or Hybrid Appraisals Create More Equal Valuations?
Appraisals can be a stressful process for any buying or selling a home and there are many reasons why an appraisal would be undervalued or overvalued. Water intrusion, ...
Read More »Numbers of College-Educated Homeowners Increased Between 2010-2020
While the consistent and mounting pressure of student loan debt has been holding many back from purchasing a home, possessing a bachelor's degree is still largely seen as ...
Read More »Americans Still Want Homes Amid Rising Affordability Concerns
By all available means, data, and metrics, housing prices are still soaring. The growth seen by the typical single-family home over the past two years has been blistering ...
Read More »Inventory Remains Near Record Lows, But Is Relief in Sight?
Another day, another housing record broken. Realtor.com has released new information showing that home prices have hit another record high—$405,000—for the first time in March 2022. But as ...
Read More »Buyers Expect Agents to Use Social Media
Buying a home and sticking to it is becoming a way of the past as more and more members of the Millennial generation and Generation Z who currently ...
Read More »Consumer Homebuying Power Decreases 4% YoY
House-buying power, or how much one can buy based on changes in income and interest rates, has decreased both month-over-month and year-over-year.
Read More »Condo Prices Soar in 2022 as Demand Returns
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for condominiums plummeted 48% to lows not seen since 2012 as people fled high-density areas in an attempt to escape ...
Read More »Experts Predict a Slow Inventory Climb Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
While listings are beginning to trickle back to the market, it is going to take a long time to fill the current inventory deficit.
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