For Week Ending March 7, 2015
Many residential real estate markets across the country and locally are in a fairly stable state of balance, causing most stories about housing to be conservative in nature with not much change to report. As the weather c…

For Week Ending February 28, 2015
Across the country, some Fortune 500 companies have been raising their
minimum wage. How does this correlate to the housing industry? Mo’ money =
mo’ house-buying powerz. Coupled with the dismantled idea t…

For Week Ending February 21, 2015
Rumors that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could one day be a thing of the past have people wondering about the future of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. But let’s not sound the alarm just yet. A drastic change to …

For Week Ending February 14, 2015
As we hit February, mortgage rates continue to remain low, bringing about a high dosage of optimism to the market. While some reports attempt to dissect drops in builder confidence with a negative-bent attitude, low r…

For Week Ending February 7, 2015
Nationally, housing starts are off to a good start in 2015, with new projects ahead of last year at this time. Before the confetti cannons come out, this doesn’t necessarily mean that sellers can start asking mor…