Home affordability improved as mortgage rates dipped, bringing the monthly mortgage payment on a typical single-family home with a 20 percent down payment to $2,137 — a 5.5 percent decrease from Q2, though still up 2.4 percent year over year. Continue reading
For now, a seasonal surge in home activity has arrested falling prices in most U.S. markets, according to Q1 metro home price data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading
The median sales price of single-family existing homes increased in 99 percent of the 183 markets measured by the National Association of Realtors, while 78 percent of markets saw double-digit price gains. Continue reading
Amid widespread annual home price growth, 89 percent of all metro areas saw double-digit price gains, according to the National Association of Realtor’s First Quarter Metro Home Prices report. Continue reading
The median existing single-family home price in the country’s metro areas rose 3.9 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to NAR. Continue reading