There are some notable changes in the home buying environment, pandemic aside, including interest rates, home prices, and how people go about buying and selling homes.
The job market continues to make progress in October with 531,000 net new jobs. Since coming out of lockdown 18 million jobs have been created, but total jobs are still 4 million below the level seen before the arrival of COVID-19.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.09% this week from 3.14%, good news for homebuyers and homeowners who want to refinance.
Analysis showed 43% of pet owners in the U.S. would be willing to move to accommodate their pet.
Amid an improving economy, the commercial real estate market continues to recover, marked by rising occupancy across all commercial property markets, according to the October Commercial Market Insights Report.
After a pandemic bounce-back in the first and second quarters, the economic expansion (gross domestic product) moderated to 2% in the third quarter.
U.S. industrial space completed Q3 2021 on a high note as old records were broken, and with demand outpacing supply for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Mortgage rates continued to move up amid rising consumer confidence and elevated inflation. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate inched up to 3.14% from 3.09% the previous week.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new experimental Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS) data product that combines monthly retail trade survey data, administrative data, and third-party data that features modeled state-level retail sales.
The market is cooling due to both market fundamentals as well as the seasonal decline in market activity that normally comes with fall.
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