Mon.Jan 02, 2023

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Home price growth slowed further in October

Housing Wire

Annual home price growth continued to slow in October, with the year-over-year price gain shrinking for the seventh consecutive month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index , released last Tuesday. Nationwide home prices posted a yearly gain of 9.2% in October, bringing the index to a reading of 298.99. In September , the index recorded a year-over-year increase of 10.7%.

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Simple Ways to Add Property Value

Lamacchia Realty

SIMPLE WAYS TO ADD PROPERTY VALUE. Having a property is more than just an emotional endeavor. Additionally, it’s a financial choice that could pay off as you accumulate equity in your house and witness your property value rise over time. The neighborhood in which your property is located, the housing demand in the area, and the state of the economy all impact how quickly this property value will rise.

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Rocket Mortgage launches program for underserved borrowers

Housing Wire

Rocket Mortgage is providing up to $7,500 in credits for first time homebuyers to use toward their mortgage costs as it looks to court customers in underserved communities in select major cities. The special purpose credit program , dubbed “Purchase Plus,” launched in the last week of December. The goal is increase homeownership accessibility in targeted census tracts in six major cities — Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia, Rocket said in a release. .

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Everything a New Investor Should Know BEFORE Closing on a Property

BiggerPockets

Before buying a rental property, real estate investing can seem scary. Only experienced landlords know how to deal with closing delays, overbudget rehabs, and tenant issues. But that doesn’t mean […].

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory falls again

Housing Wire

The housing market has been wild the last few years, making weekly data more critical. This is why I’ve created the Housing Market Tracker — a weekly analysis of purchase apps, housing inventory and mortgage rates that will be published every Monday. I want to focus on these three data lines because they will give us a glimpse into the future, so we don’t have to wait for the existing home sales data, which can be old if the market turns.

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Renters Flocked To These Cities Last Year—And Left The Big Ones

BiggerPockets

The average renter’s income is stretched thin from inflation, and more than 40% of renters are considered cost-burdened because they’re spending 30% of their income or more on housing costs. People are […].