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According to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, the rate of home price increases reported a 10.4% annual gain in December, 2020.  Their 10-City Composite annual…

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.1% in December and up 10.8% from one year ago.  The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely…

“Although rents across the U.S. have been growing at a slower pace since the onset of COVID-19 and the major tech hubs continue to see declines, some markets are seeing rents grow by double digits,” says Danielle Hale, Realtor.com®’s chief…

Last spring, the Covid-19 pandemic brought America’s real estate market to a virtual standstill.  Roofstock reminds us that location still matters and that despite record-low inventory, demand is extremely strong in areas of…

With the goal of “keeping families in their homes,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury says the Emergency Rental Assistance program makes available $25 billion to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities…

We’ve posted a lot of stories about the exodus from our nation’s urban cores to the suburbs.  With that in mind a recent story from Reuters about millennials searching for homes in “far-flung places” should have flippers…

John Burns Real Estate Consulting recently released their 2021 Apartment Rent Forecasts which they say will to help you “weather” the shifts in the apartment market.  They analyzed 127 metros across the country by taking a…

Originally published by REALTOR.com | February 10, 2021 Homeowners must already be in forbearance on their mortgage by Feb. 28 to qualify for the three-month extension. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is extending the length of…

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 0.6% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.69 million (up 23.7% from one year ago).  Total housing inventory at the end of…

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,580,000, which is 6% below December’s revised number.  January’s rate for units in buildings with…