• Affordability Has Improved in All 50 States,Mary Palma

    Affordability Has Improved in All 50 States

    For the past few years, affordability has been what’s stopped a lot of buyers in their tracks. Maybe it stopped you, too. At some point you probably did the math, looked at the monthly payment, and decided to pause your search and wait for things to get better. But here’s something you may have miss

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  • Pending sales inched higher in February. These cities saw the biggest gains, losses.,Mary Palma

    Pending sales inched higher in February. These cities saw the biggest gains, losses.

      Improved affordability helped lift activity, but conflict overseas is latest question mark for buyers as rates edge up. Key takeaways Pending home sales rose 1.8% in February after two months of declines, though these contracts to buy existing houses remained 0.8% below last year’s level. Improved

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  • One Key Sign We’re Not Headed for a Wave of Foreclosures,Mary Palma

    One Key Sign We’re Not Headed for a Wave of Foreclosures

    Foreclosures are ticking up. And that may make your mind jump straight to thoughts of 2008 – specifically to what happened to the market during the housing crash. So, let’s do exactly what your brain already wants to do, and see if there’s any connection there. The simple truth is foreclosure filing

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