How High Can Mortgage Rates Possibly Go?
By Clare Trapasso Oct 11, 2022 (Getty Images/Realtor.com) Higher mortgage interest rates have taken a battering ram to the housing market. Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have more than doubled. They’ve blown past all expectations, nationally exceeding 7% by some estimates. The possibility [...]
Buckle Up: Home Prices Are Expected To Fall by a Lot—Even If There Isn’t a Recession
By Clare Trapasso Oct 4, 2022 (Getty Images) The U.S. Federal Reserve has completely upended the housing market, taking it from turbocharged to rapid deceleration. The effects of the Fed’s rate hikes in its war against inflation are being felt in just about every crevice of the economy, [...]
Change the Locks—and 7 Other Steps You Should Take To Protect Your Vacant Home After Closing
By Lisa Marie Conklin Sep 29, 2022 (Getty Images) So you made it through the closing process. Congrats! You’re finally off the emotional roller coaster that is shopping for and bidding on a house. The inspections are complete, the paperwork has been signed, and you have the [...]
4 Surprising Reasons Homebuyers’ Real Estate Deals Fall Through Today: Could Yours Be Next?
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Sep 26, 2022 (Getty Images) Owning a home is the American dream, but at the moment it’s more like homebuying cancel culture. According to a 2022 survey by home warranty site Cinch Home Services of 1,000 Americans who have tried to buy or sell [...]
Don’t Get Duped! 5 Common Real Estate Scams and How To Avoid Them
By Kathleen Willcox Sep 22, 2022 (Getty Images) What’s one thing buyers, sellers, renters, and landlords all have in common? They can all fall victim to a real estate scam. In fact, home-related hoaxes are on the rise. Losses from real estate cybercrimes have gone up [...]
Will Home Prices Drop? Will Mortgage Rates Rise? What To Expect in the Fall Housing Market
By Clare Trapasso Sep 20, 2022 (Getty Images) Buying a home has never been easy. However, over the past few years, the process has become truly herculean as buyers have been pushed to emotional and financial limits. Sellers, on the other hand, largely have been able [...]
