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Sharing of real estate industry information you may not know

Record number of renters believe renting is more affordable than owning

A recent report from CoreLogic showed that home prices increased 4% year over year in December, and projected the U.S. price index will rise by 5.2% by December 2020. As… Read more »

Freddie Mac’s December forecast hints at market stability in 2020

As U.S. home sales are projected to climb in 2020, Freddie Mac’s December Forecast indicates the housing market will continue to stand firm moving into the new year. According to the government-sponsored enterprise,… Read more »

Federal Reserve ready to maintain rate, minutes show

Federal Reserve officials used to worry that if the U.S. unemployment rate dropped below 5% it would spark inflation, which would lead to higher borrowing costs, including mortgage rates. Now,… Read more »

Mortgage rates drop to three-month low

The average U.S. fixed rate for a 30-year mortgage fell to 3.6% this week, a three-month low. That’s 5 basis points below last week and 85 basis points below the 4.45%… Read more »

MBA: These 5 factors will fuel the future of multifamily, commercial real estate

Multifamily and commercial real estate have had a great year in 2019, and its only expected to get better in 2020 and beyond. Commercial and multifamily originations rose 24% in… Read more »