by Gary Wilson | Mar 31, 2018 | Real Estate
Existing home sales rebounded in February after two months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, increased 3%...
by Gary Wilson | Mar 30, 2018 | Real Estate
The former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission in Michigan was sentenced earlier this week to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing Department of Housing and Urban Development money that was supposed to be used to provide...
by Gary Wilson | Mar 29, 2018 | Real Estate News
Home prices increased in January, moving even faster than the levels of increase seen at the end of 2017, according to the latest House Price Index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Home prices increased by 0.8% from December to January, the index showed. And...
by Gary Wilson | Mar 28, 2018 | Real Estate News
For the first time this year, mortgage rates dropped, but not enough to spur refinances — which took a sharp dive. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.1 percent last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinances were...
by Gary Wilson | Mar 27, 2018 | Property Selling
A critical shortage of listings is the No. 1 obstacle, not rising mortgage rates or new tax laws that reduce certain homeowner deductions, especially in higher price ranges. Nationally, sales of homes priced above $750,000 were up nearly 19 percent from a year ago....