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Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Rise After Trump’s Calls To Take Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Public
Mortgage rates ticked up again on Thursday, driven by rising 10-year Treasury yields after President Donald Trump advocated for listing the government-backed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on a major stock exchange. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans edged up to...
Multifamily Investment Poised for a Comeback
A new report from multifamily investment firm Gray Capital, “The Multifamily Window: Why 2025 Could Be the Best Buy Opportunity in Years,” outlines why the upcoming year could be a prime time to invest in apartment assets. With apartment demand and household...
Pending Home Sales Decline Sharply as Mortgage Rates Rise
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), pending home sales decreased 6.3% in April 2025, with all four U.S. regions experienced month-over-month losses in transactions. Year-over-year, contract signings rose in the Midwest, but fell in the Northeast,...
Good News for Homebuyers—It’s a Friendlier Market as Sellers Get Ready for Spring
The much anticipated spring selling season is a few weeks away, and signs point to a friendlier market for homebuyers. The share of consumers saying that now is a good time to buy was the highest in over a year, but still only at 24%. Meanwhile, the share of those...
Homebuyers Face Less Stress as More Listings Hit the Market
It’s spring home selling season, and there’s good news for buyers who may feel less pressure to commit to a home on the spot as more listing options are available. The Realtor.com® weekly housing data showed that listing prices flattened even as new listings and...
Federal Workers Fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE Live in These Cities: Here’s How the Housing Market Is Responding
A month into the unbridled cost-cutting campaign led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, which has left thousands of federal employees jobless, the Washington, DC, housing market remains on solid footing, but experts are warning that might soon change....
How Much Does It Cost To Stage a House—and How Much Will You Gain?
Home staging might seem counterintuitive at first blush: Why spend money on real estate if you're moving out? The simple answer: Because home staging can get you more money for your home sale. If your real estate agent has suggested staging, it's because evidence...
Before Buying a Tiny Home on Amazon, Make Sure You Know the ABCs of ADUs
Did you know that along with clothing, housewares, electronics, and books, you can now purchase an actual tiny home or accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on Amazon? It’s true. For anywhere from $8,500-$55,000, you can just order up a house and have it shipped to you (often...
Revealed: The State with the Richest Homeowners
Vermont might be among the smallest states in the country, but it also happens to have the most equity-rich homeowners, according to a new report. At least 86.7% of the New England state’s homeowners fall into this category, according to the 2024 U.S. Home Equity...
Homeowners Are Sitting on Their Biggest Share of Equity Since the 1950s
Homeowners in the U.S. are sitting on their highest share of home equity since the 1950s, following a period of rapid price increases. Equity, measured as a share of total real estate value for owner-occupied homes, hit 72.7% in the second quarter of 2024, the highest...