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Today's Market News:Areas Where Buyers Continue to Gain the Upper HandA new Bankrate analysis — the Buyer Opportunity Index — suggests the balance of power in housing is quietly shifting back toward buyers, but unevenly.This Index ranks the 100 largest U.S. metro...
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Today's Market News:Spring Trying to SprungNew listings of U.S. homes for sale rose 3% year-over-year (YoY) during the four weeks ending April 19th, the biggest increase since November 2025.Some home sellers and buyers have entered the market as mortgage rates...
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Today's Market News:Now's A Great Time for Your Sellers to ListA recent analysis of seasonal home sales found that late April can be beneficial to sellers in several ways. Two sources — consultancy Home Economics and Redfin — provided data for this report.These...
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Today's Market News:Loan Applications Respond to Rate ClimateMortgage rates continued to edge lower this week, hitting a four-week low on Tuesday, April 14th. This helped mortgage application volume rise by 1.8% last week when compared to the previous week, according...
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Today's Market News:Neighborhoods Without Neighbors: Homeowners Seek ConnectionsA recent survey of mortgage loan borrowers found that although many want to buy a home because they're seeking connections with neighbors, these connections are often difficult to...
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Today's Market News:Fannie Mae Announces New Condo PoliciesFannie Mae recently released a Lender Letter with changes to their condo policies — some positive, some maybe not.The March 18th Lender Letter expands waiver eligibility for certain small projects, retires...
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Today's Market News:Buyer's Market Strengthens in Sunny MetrosLast month, the real estate market became more of a buyer's market than it has for over 12 years. There were an estimated 629,808 more home sellers than buyers during February 2026. This adds up to a 29.8%...
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Today's Market News:Unlucky Buyers See Interest Rates SurgeMortgage rates surged on Friday, March 13th, as bond markets reacted to the Iran conflict. The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan hit 6.41%, which is the highest rate since the first week of September...
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Today's Market News:Sellers Relist at a Record-Breaking Pace...Earlier this year, seller relistings hit the highest January figure in ten years. New Redfin data for 2026 reflected an increase of 7.9% during January (year-over-year). Sellers are feeling optimistic, as...
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Today's Market News:Interest Rates Jump in Response to Iran ConflictAfter falling below 6%, mortgage rates reversed course and hit their highest point in two weeks. These rates tend to follow the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury, which climbed back above 4%...
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