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Inflation Index Lower Than Expected and Could Be Getting Better in ‘25
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index, showed headline inflation rose 0.128%…
Read moreMore Sellers Are Listing Their Homes
New listings of homes for sale rose 7.6% year over year in the four weeks ending December 15, marking the second-largest annual increase sin…
Read moreHomeowners’ Equity Continues to Increase
CoreLogic shared homeowners with mortgages, which make up 62% of all homes, gained $425 billion in equity over the past year, an increase of…
Read moreThe Fed’s Favorite Rate of Inflation and Its Impact on Mortgage Rates
The Fed’s preferred inflation measure, PCE, showed headline inflation rose 0.2% in October, pushing the yearly rate from 2.1% to 2.3%, both…
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Read moreExisting Home Sales Stronger Than Estimates
Existing Home Sales rose 3.4% in October to a pace of 3.96 million units, beating expectations. This marks a 2.9% increase from last year, t…
Read moreHomeownership is More Than Just Having a Place to Live
Inflation has cooled recently but remains significant when viewed cumulatively, with the Consumer Price Index rising over 20% in the past fo…
Read moreNAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s 2025 & 2026 Housing Forecasts
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts a 9% rise in home sales in 2025 and 13% in 2026, with mortgage rates stabilizing around 6%. Speaki…
Read moreHome Price Update
In September, home prices increased by 0.02% according to CoreLogic, slightly below the expected 0.1% rise. Year-over-year, prices are up 3.…
Read moreLending Tree Survey Breakdown
Lending Tree recently released a homeownership sentiment survey, and it showed that 83% of Americans say that they would rather own a home t…
Read moreDown Payment Assistance Programs Continue to Grow
As the 2024 year comes to a close, states are expanding down payment assistance (DPA) programs for first-time homebuyers. A report from Down…
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