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The seasonal housing cooldown may end early this year according to Zillow’s latest market report, which found the spring market thaw may be here before winter even begins.
You’ve heard of Gothic architecture … but what about goth architecture? A certain listing in Lincoln, Ill. is trending for its shocking black exterior.
Despite the declines, median prices continued to grow and set records.
Eviction filings are rising as millions of Americans are being forced from their homes months after lawmakers allowed the federally imposed eviction moratorium to expire.
“The market is roaring along, with only half the seasonal slowdown we typically see from October to November.” — RE/MAX LLC President Nick Bailey
The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved a South Boston redevelopment project that will develop four mixed-use buildings at an underutilized industrial site on Dorchester Avenue.
The partnership will help potential homeowners find down-payment assistance programs to make homeownership more attainable, especially for first-time buyers.
The pandemic and work-from-home orders have changed where, when and why people buy homes. As a result, housing prices hit the highest median of all time in 2021, as the number of homes for sale fell to an all-time low and the demand for second homes surged, according to a new Redfin report.
The National Association of REALTORS® applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director Sandra Thompson to serve in a permanent capacity.. “Her talents and experience will benefit the enterprises, homeowners and home buyers and the mortgage-financing ecosystem,” NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith said in a press release.
LoanSnap said it used its innovative AI technology, affectionately called Nell, to close the loan in the record-breaking amount of time.
The median sales price of a home in Massachusetts grew slightly in November, as housing inventory remained tight, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors November housing statistics report.
“November’s housing starts report signals strength for the housing market.” — First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi
In unveiling its predictions, the National Association of Realtors also released its top 10 housing-market “hidden gems” for 2022.
The 2021 PRISM Awards received an all-time record of 331 entries across 83 companies.
The listing also shows Santa’s North Pole estate’s value has skyrocketed this year.
“While 2021 single-family starts are expected to end the year 24% higher than the pre-Covid 2019 level, we expect higher interest rates in 2022 will put a damper on housing affordability.” — NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz
