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June 5, 2024

What Is Escrow?

Author:

Matt Martinez

25 Markets With Huge Inventory Gains in May

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25 Markets With Huge Inventory Gains in May

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Homeownership Team

Sustainable Home Features Gain Ground in the Housing Market

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Sustainable Home Features Gain Ground in the Housing Market

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Homeownership Team

The Five Biggest Housing Market Questions of 2022 Answered

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The Five Biggest Housing Market Questions of 2022 Answered

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Homeownership Team

4 Signs That the Whitehot Housing Market Is Beginning To Cool

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4 Signs That the Whitehot Housing Market Is Beginning To Cool

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Homeownership Team

Buying a House in the Current Market: It's Still a Good Time to Get a Forever Rate

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Buying a House in the Current Market: It's Still a Good Time to Get a Forever Rate

Author:

Mike Kadair

Homebuyers Get Welcome News About Inventory But Theres a Catch

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Homebuyers Get Welcome News About Inventory But Theres a Catch

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Homeownership Team

The Fed Just Hiked Rates for the First Time in 3 Years. Here's What That Means for Homebuyers

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The Fed Just Hiked Rates for the First Time in 3 Years. Here's What That Means for Homebuyers

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Homeownership Team

After Hitting the Jackpot Homeowners Cashed Out 275 Billion of Home Equity in 2021

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After Hitting the Jackpot Homeowners Cashed Out 275 Billion of Home Equity in 2021

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Homeownership Team

Do You Fear a Housing Market Crash Delete Your News App and Buy a Home in 2022

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Do You Fear a Housing Market Crash Delete Your News App and Buy a Home in 2022

Author:

Homeownership Team

Cost to Build Single Family Homes Falls as New Builds Make Up Record Share of Supply

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Cost to Build Single Family Homes Falls as New Builds Make Up Record Share of Supply

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Homeownership Team

The 15 Most Undervalued Housing Markets of Early 2022

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The 15 Most Undervalued Housing Markets of Early 2022

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Homeownership Team

Are Mortgage Rates Going Up Yes But Heres Why You Shouldnt Panic

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Are Mortgage Rates Going Up Yes But Heres Why You Shouldnt Panic

Author:

Mike Kadair

A Fed Rate Hike is Coming in March That Doesn't Mean Mortgage Rates Have to Rise

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A Fed Rate Hike is Coming in March That Doesn't Mean Mortgage Rates Have to Rise

Author:

Homeownership Team

FHFA Deems Climate Change a Priority Concern in 2022 Scorecard

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FHFA Deems Climate Change a Priority Concern in 2022 Scorecard

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Homeownership Team

10 Hidden Gem Housing Markets Prime for Growth in 2022

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10 Hidden Gem Housing Markets Prime for Growth in 2022

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Homeownership Team

When Is the Best Time of Year To Buy a House? Right Now.

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When Is the Best Time of Year To Buy a House? Right Now.

Author:

Rita Williams

29 Price Dip May Signal Balance Returning to the Housing Market

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29 Price Dip May Signal Balance Returning to the Housing Market

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Homeownership Team

Home Construction Jumps That Means More Homes Next Year Right

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Home Construction Jumps That Means More Homes Next Year Right

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Homeownership Team

Where Do Mortgage Rates Come From Anyway

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Where Do Mortgage Rates Come From Anyway

Author:

Rob Chrisman

Fed Accelerates Taper Clears Path for Interest Rate Hikes in 2022

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Fed Accelerates Taper Clears Path for Interest Rate Hikes in 2022

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Homeownership Team

Rapid Price Growth Fuels Record 32 Trillion Home Equity Gain

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Rapid Price Growth Fuels Record 32 Trillion Home Equity Gain

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What's in the Build Back Better Bill for Homebuyers?

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What's in the Build Back Better Bill for Homebuyers?

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Tim Lucas

Homeowners are About to Start Selling Survey Says

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Homeowners are About to Start Selling Survey Says

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When Will Home Prices Drop? Mortgage Bankers Association Forecasts Price Declines by Second Half of 2022

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When Will Home Prices Drop? Mortgage Bankers Association Forecasts Price Declines by Second Half of 2022

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Homeownership Team

Redfin Data Shows an Abnormally Hot October Housing Market

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Redfin Data Shows an Abnormally Hot October Housing Market

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Homeownership Team

This Isnt the Foreclosure Wave Youre Looking For Doomsday Predictions Appear Grossly Overblown

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This Isnt the Foreclosure Wave Youre Looking For Doomsday Predictions Appear Grossly Overblown

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Homeownership Team

5 Housing Trends Homebuyers are Watching for in 2022

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5 Housing Trends Homebuyers are Watching for in 2022

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Homeownership Team

As a Homebuyer You Can Turn Inflation From an Enemy to a Friend

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As a Homebuyer You Can Turn Inflation From an Enemy to a Friend

Author:

Tim Lucas

October Is the Best Month to Buy a Home Sales Data Shows

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October 8, 2021

October Is the Best Month to Buy a Home Sales Data Shows

Author:

Homeownership Team

Housing Trends Includes Three Encouraging Signs for Homebuyers

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Housing Trends Includes Three Encouraging Signs for Homebuyers

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Homeownership Team

Fresh HPI Data Shows Where Pace of Home Price Increases is Slowing

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Fresh HPI Data Shows Where Pace of Home Price Increases is Slowing

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Homeownership Team

One Stat from NAR Could Give You Hope as a Homebuyer

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One Stat from NAR Could Give You Hope as a Homebuyer

Author:

Nathan Golden

Major Metros Are Swapping Families for Individuals Through Migration

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Major Metros Are Swapping Families for Individuals Through Migration

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Homeownership Team

Bidding Wars Are Cooling Off New Data Shows

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Bidding Wars Are Cooling Off New Data Shows

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Nathan Golden

Its Official Boise City Is the Worst Kept Secret in Housing

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Its Official Boise City Is the Worst Kept Secret in Housing

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Homeownership Team

What Happens if You Break a Lease: Here's What To Know

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What Happens if You Break a Lease: Here's What To Know

Author:

Mandy Ellis

Why Homebuying in 2021 Is Different Than the Mid 2000s

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Why Homebuying in 2021 Is Different Than the Mid 2000s

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Homeownership Team

Inventory Up Median Price Down in July Existing Home Sales Report

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Inventory Up Median Price Down in July Existing Home Sales Report

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Homeownership Team

14 Home-Buying Myths Your Parents Told You, Debunked

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November 20, 2024

14 Home-Buying Myths Your Parents Told You, Debunked

Author:

Fairway Newsroom

Millennials Were Already Leaving Metro Areas, COVID Just Gave Them a Push

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Millennials Were Already Leaving Metro Areas, COVID Just Gave Them a Push

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Homeownership Team

Fed Cites Progress Waiting For Stronger Jobs Numbers Before Tapering

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Fed Cites Progress Waiting For Stronger Jobs Numbers Before Tapering

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Homeownership Team

Four Charts that Show the Pandemic Home Building Shift

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Four Charts that Show the Pandemic Home Building Shift

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Homeownership Team

Biden Proposes Mortgage Relief Program 2021 Up to 25 Payment Reduction

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Biden Proposes Mortgage Relief Program 2021 Up to 25 Payment Reduction

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Tim Lucas

Sellers Starting to Give Ground After Year of Calling the Shots

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Sellers Starting to Give Ground After Year of Calling the Shots

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Homeownership Team

All Cash Home Sales Are On The Rise Who is Using Them and Where

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All Cash Home Sales Are On The Rise Who is Using Them and Where

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Homeownership Team

Black Homeownership Rates Are Stagnant But Help May Be On the Way

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Black Homeownership Rates Are Stagnant But Help May Be On the Way

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Homeownership Team

Consumers It's a Bad Time To Buy a House and a Worse Time To Rent

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Consumers It's a Bad Time To Buy a House and a Worse Time To Rent

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Homeownership Team

Houses R Us How Empty Retail Buildings Could Turn Into Housing

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Houses R Us How Empty Retail Buildings Could Turn Into Housing

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Homeownership Team

Mixed May Jobs Report Wont Send Mortgage Rates Soaring

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Mixed May Jobs Report Wont Send Mortgage Rates Soaring

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Homeownership Team

The 10 Most Affordable Small and Large Metros

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The 10 Most Affordable Small and Large Metros

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Homeownership Team

Housing Inventory Makes Huge One Week Jump As Demand Cools

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Housing Inventory Makes Huge One Week Jump As Demand Cools

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Homeownership Team

Home-Buying Stress: 6 Ways To Maintain Your Mental Health While Hunting for a Home

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October 24, 2024

Home-Buying Stress: 6 Ways To Maintain Your Mental Health While Hunting for a Home

Author:

Fairway Newsroom

Housing Affordability Propels Unlikely Markets To Top of Best Places to Live List

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Housing Affordability Propels Unlikely Markets To Top of Best Places to Live List

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Homeownership Team

Can You Still Buy a House With Student Loan Debt

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Can You Still Buy a House With Student Loan Debt

Author:

Lauren Matera

6 Signs the Housing Market Has Reached a Tipping Point

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6 Signs the Housing Market Has Reached a Tipping Point

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Homeownership Team

Why Metaverse Real Estate Is Selling for Millions and Three of the Biggest Metaverse Real Estate Purchases Yet

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Why Metaverse Real Estate Is Selling for Millions and Three of the Biggest Metaverse Real Estate Purchases Yet

Author:

Erica Sweeney

Can You Buy a House With Solana Using Cryptocurrency to Buy a Home

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Can You Buy a House With Solana Using Cryptocurrency to Buy a Home

Author:

Ashlyn Brooks

5 Ways to Stand Out and Get Your Offer Accepted in Todays Real Estate Market

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5 Ways to Stand Out and Get Your Offer Accepted in Todays Real Estate Market

Author:

Liz Brown

The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the Feds Half Point Rate Hike

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The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the Feds Half Point Rate Hike

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Homeownership Team

Redfin Search Trend Suggests Major Shift in Why People Move and Buy Homes

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Redfin Search Trend Suggests Major Shift in Why People Move and Buy Homes

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Homeownership Team

Rising Housing Costs Are Reversing This Pandemic Homebuying Trend

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Rising Housing Costs Are Reversing This Pandemic Homebuying Trend

Author:

Homeownership Team

Freddie Mac CHOICERenovation Loans: Get Into Your Dream Home in a Tough Housing Market

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Freddie Mac CHOICERenovation Loans: Get Into Your Dream Home in a Tough Housing Market

Author:

Casey Morris

5 Ways to Decide If A Neighborhood Is Right For You

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5 Ways to Decide If A Neighborhood Is Right For You

Author:

Nathan Golden

Another Year of Rising Home Prices Not in These 5 Markets Says CoreLogic

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Another Year of Rising Home Prices Not in These 5 Markets Says CoreLogic

Author:

Homeownership Team

What Buyers Should Know About the Cost of New Homes

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What Buyers Should Know About the Cost of New Homes

Author:

Homeownership Team

Are Homebuyers Hitting a Wall? Mortgage Apps and Pending Sales Suggest Slowing Demand

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Are Homebuyers Hitting a Wall? Mortgage Apps and Pending Sales Suggest Slowing Demand

Author:

Homeownership Team

10 Housing Market Records Broken in the Last 3 Months

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10 Housing Market Records Broken in the Last 3 Months

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Homeownership Team

What Needs to Happen for Home Price Growth to Slow

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What Needs to Happen for Home Price Growth to Slow

Author:

Homeownership Team

How to Track the Real Estate Market: 4 Things Homebuyers Should Be Watching

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How to Track the Real Estate Market: 4 Things Homebuyers Should Be Watching

Author:

Homeownership Team

Is It Really the Worst Time to Buy a Home? Here's a Look at the Last 22 Years

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Is It Really the Worst Time to Buy a Home? Here's a Look at the Last 22 Years

Author:

Homeownership Team

Fannie Mae Ups Home Price and Mortgage Rate Forecasts Eyes New Normal

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Fannie Mae Ups Home Price and Mortgage Rate Forecasts Eyes New Normal

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Homeownership Team

Are We in for a Hot Pack Summer? 8 Moving Trends to Watch in 2022

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Are We in for a Hot Pack Summer? 8 Moving Trends to Watch in 2022

Author:

Homeownership Team

Does the Strong December Construction Report Mean More Inventory in 2022?

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Does the Strong December Construction Report Mean More Inventory in 2022?

Author:

Homeownership Team

Single Family Rent Rises 115% Nationwide: Over 30% in Miami Metro Area

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Single Family Rent Rises 115% Nationwide: Over 30% in Miami Metro Area

Author:

Homeownership Team

How Affordable Are Zillows 10 Hottest Housing Markets for 2022?

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How Affordable Are Zillows 10 Hottest Housing Markets for 2022?

Author:

Homeownership Team

Migration Data Reveals 1 Reason People Move and Surprisingly It's Not COVID

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Migration Data Reveals 1 Reason People Move and Surprisingly It's Not COVID

Author:

Homeownership Team

Home Builders Spend 128 Billion More to Produce at Pre-Pandemic Pace

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Home Builders Spend 128 Billion More to Produce at Pre-Pandemic Pace

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Homeownership Team

How Long Should a House Be On the Market?

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How Long Should a House Be On the Market?

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Homeownership Team

People Hate Inflation Says Fannie Mae Chief Economist, After 70% of Consumers Say the Economy is Off-Track

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People Hate Inflation Says Fannie Mae Chief Economist, After 70% of Consumers Say the Economy is Off-Track

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Homeownership Team

What Does the Omicron Variant Mean for the Housing Market

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What Does the Omicron Variant Mean for the Housing Market

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Homeownership Team

With Fall Homebuying Push Existing Home Sales on Pace for a 15-Year High

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With Fall Homebuying Push Existing Home Sales on Pace for a 15-Year High

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Homeownership Team

What the Federal Reserves Inflation Concerns Mean for Homebuyers

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What the Federal Reserves Inflation Concerns Mean for Homebuyers

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Homeownership Team

MBA Dials Back Home Price Drop Forecast Maintains Rate Projections

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MBA Dials Back Home Price Drop Forecast Maintains Rate Projections

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Homeownership Team

Housing Market Meet the Future Homebuyer

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Housing Market Meet the Future Homebuyer

Author:

Dave Stevens

Will Home Prices Grow 19 or 16 in 2022 Right Now Its Anyones Guess

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Will Home Prices Grow 19 or 16 in 2022 Right Now Its Anyones Guess

Author:

Homeownership Team

New Home Supply Holds Steady Despite September Sales Surge

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New Home Supply Holds Steady Despite September Sales Surge

Author:

Homeownership Team

MBA Forecasts Record Volume of Home Purchase Loans in 2022

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MBA Forecasts Record Volume of Home Purchase Loans in 2022

Author:

Homeownership Team

Investment Property Mortgage Rates: What Should You Expect To Pay?

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March 13, 2024

Investment Property Mortgage Rates: What Should You Expect To Pay?

Author:

Fairway Newsroom

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What Is Escrow?

25 Markets With Huge Inventory Gains in May

Sustainable Home Features Gain Ground in the Housing Market

The Five Biggest Housing Market Questions of 2022 Answered

4 Signs That the Whitehot Housing Market Is Beginning To Cool

Buying a House in the Current Market: It's Still a Good Time to Get a Forever Rate

Homebuyers Get Welcome News About Inventory But Theres a Catch

The Fed Just Hiked Rates for the First Time in 3 Years. Here's What That Means for Homebuyers

After Hitting the Jackpot Homeowners Cashed Out 275 Billion of Home Equity in 2021

Do You Fear a Housing Market Crash Delete Your News App and Buy a Home in 2022

Cost to Build Single Family Homes Falls as New Builds Make Up Record Share of Supply

The 15 Most Undervalued Housing Markets of Early 2022

Are Mortgage Rates Going Up Yes But Heres Why You Shouldnt Panic

A Fed Rate Hike is Coming in March That Doesn't Mean Mortgage Rates Have to Rise

FHFA Deems Climate Change a Priority Concern in 2022 Scorecard

10 Hidden Gem Housing Markets Prime for Growth in 2022

When Is the Best Time of Year To Buy a House? Right Now.

29 Price Dip May Signal Balance Returning to the Housing Market

Home Construction Jumps That Means More Homes Next Year Right

Where Do Mortgage Rates Come From Anyway

Fed Accelerates Taper Clears Path for Interest Rate Hikes in 2022

Rapid Price Growth Fuels Record 32 Trillion Home Equity Gain

What's in the Build Back Better Bill for Homebuyers?

Homeowners are About to Start Selling Survey Says

When Will Home Prices Drop? Mortgage Bankers Association Forecasts Price Declines by Second Half of 2022

Redfin Data Shows an Abnormally Hot October Housing Market

This Isnt the Foreclosure Wave Youre Looking For Doomsday Predictions Appear Grossly Overblown

5 Housing Trends Homebuyers are Watching for in 2022

As a Homebuyer You Can Turn Inflation From an Enemy to a Friend

October Is the Best Month to Buy a Home Sales Data Shows

Housing Trends Includes Three Encouraging Signs for Homebuyers

Fresh HPI Data Shows Where Pace of Home Price Increases is Slowing

One Stat from NAR Could Give You Hope as a Homebuyer

Major Metros Are Swapping Families for Individuals Through Migration

Bidding Wars Are Cooling Off New Data Shows

Its Official Boise City Is the Worst Kept Secret in Housing

What Happens if You Break a Lease: Here's What To Know

Why Homebuying in 2021 Is Different Than the Mid 2000s

Inventory Up Median Price Down in July Existing Home Sales Report

14 Home-Buying Myths Your Parents Told You, Debunked

Millennials Were Already Leaving Metro Areas, COVID Just Gave Them a Push

Fed Cites Progress Waiting For Stronger Jobs Numbers Before Tapering

Four Charts that Show the Pandemic Home Building Shift

Biden Proposes Mortgage Relief Program 2021 Up to 25 Payment Reduction

Sellers Starting to Give Ground After Year of Calling the Shots

All Cash Home Sales Are On The Rise Who is Using Them and Where

Black Homeownership Rates Are Stagnant But Help May Be On the Way

Consumers It's a Bad Time To Buy a House and a Worse Time To Rent

Houses R Us How Empty Retail Buildings Could Turn Into Housing

Mixed May Jobs Report Wont Send Mortgage Rates Soaring

The 10 Most Affordable Small and Large Metros

Housing Inventory Makes Huge One Week Jump As Demand Cools

Home-Buying Stress: 6 Ways To Maintain Your Mental Health While Hunting for a Home

Housing Affordability Propels Unlikely Markets To Top of Best Places to Live List

Can You Still Buy a House With Student Loan Debt

6 Signs the Housing Market Has Reached a Tipping Point

Why Metaverse Real Estate Is Selling for Millions and Three of the Biggest Metaverse Real Estate Purchases Yet

Can You Buy a House With Solana Using Cryptocurrency to Buy a Home

5 Ways to Stand Out and Get Your Offer Accepted in Todays Real Estate Market

The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the Feds Half Point Rate Hike

Redfin Search Trend Suggests Major Shift in Why People Move and Buy Homes

Rising Housing Costs Are Reversing This Pandemic Homebuying Trend

Freddie Mac CHOICERenovation Loans: Get Into Your Dream Home in a Tough Housing Market

5 Ways to Decide If A Neighborhood Is Right For You

Another Year of Rising Home Prices Not in These 5 Markets Says CoreLogic

What Buyers Should Know About the Cost of New Homes

Are Homebuyers Hitting a Wall? Mortgage Apps and Pending Sales Suggest Slowing Demand

10 Housing Market Records Broken in the Last 3 Months

What Needs to Happen for Home Price Growth to Slow

How to Track the Real Estate Market: 4 Things Homebuyers Should Be Watching

Is It Really the Worst Time to Buy a Home? Here's a Look at the Last 22 Years

Fannie Mae Ups Home Price and Mortgage Rate Forecasts Eyes New Normal

Are We in for a Hot Pack Summer? 8 Moving Trends to Watch in 2022

Does the Strong December Construction Report Mean More Inventory in 2022?

Single Family Rent Rises 115% Nationwide: Over 30% in Miami Metro Area