A report from Housing Wire. "BJ Witkopf is a mortgage specialist with Assurance Financial: Planet Earth has has gone from a ball of molten rock to ice, and then, to the climate we have today. Just like Earth, mortgage rates…
A report from Jackson Hole News and Guide. "Looking to buy a house, Harry Richmond found one three or so hours away from San Francisco where he lives and works. But, just as the 33-year-old pharmaceutical industry employee was getting…
A report from the Denver Business Journal. "Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo & Co., said companies in the iBuying space are essentially IT companies. 'In this market, it's been very hard to collect accurate information,' Vitner said. 'We…
A weekend topic starting with the Northwest Florida Daily News. "The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan area saw a massive increase in permits for new single-family homes in the past year. Alan Baggett, VP of The Building Industry Association of Okaloosa…
A report from Floor Daily. "With Millennials being young, the price point of the home is not typically up the food chain, generally in the $250,000 to $400,000 price range, depending on the market and region. The impact, says Andy…
A report from Seattle Met in Washington. "Who: Kim Colaprete, managing broker withTeam Diva Real Estate of Coldwell Banker Bain. Years in the business: 22. I sold something in 2016, what seemed like a pretty modest house in Bitter Lake,…
A report from Fox Business. "The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA has said it backed a record breaking 1.2 million loans in 2020, and a new study suggests it's already on pace to break that record again…
A report from Fox 13 News in Florida. "Home values throughout the Tampa Bay area are increasing by the day. Real estate agent Vincent Arcuri says around 90% of homes are selling over the asking price. 'It's at a frenzy…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Realtors Jera Banks and Adam Bailey said virtually every part of the Phoenix area is seeing the high demand. This demand is something we have never seen before, according to experts. But…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Stacy Levey, a real estate broker who primarily sells in Westchester County, New York, says the bidding wars this time around are different from boom times past. One of her clients paid…