In addition to banks and online lenders, homebuyers should check out options from a credit union, which tends to offer better rates for both borrowing and saving.
The pandemic cut the number of foreign buyers traveling to the U.S., but the first wave is reappearing. A Miami condo has seen a 30% increase in Brazilian buyers.
Fla. is still a home-value exception: The share of U.S. homes worth $1M-plus fell from 8.6% to 7% as of Jan., but it’s gone up in most Fla. metros.
American Rescue Plan money allowed HUD to distribute more than 20K vouchers, over $1.5 billion directly and over $65B to state and local officials.
Buyers are more focused on a home’s asking price in the face of higher interest rates. In a sellers’ market, pricing too high may work. Now it might be a deal breaker.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index showed a 5.8% annual gain in home prices for Dec., down from 7.6% through the 12-month period ending in Nov.
The Chinese gov’t cracked down and lots of developer defaults in mid-2021 threatened world financial markets. But the crisis appears to have passed.
Residents of communities that require hurricane-resistant homes get a break on the cost of flood ins., but does it lower FEMA’s overall costs? A study says yes.
Study: The typical U.S. homeowner moved after 12.3 years in 2022, down from 13.4 in 2020 and 12.9 in 2021. But in Fla., only a Miami homeowner stays that long.
A mortgage lender program, “Equity Unlocker,” allows Amazon workers to pledge stock as collateral for their down payment rather than selling it to raise cash.
