How the balance between rising interest rates, international unrest, and supply/demand imbalance will affect real estate prices and market stability over the next four to six months remains oblique. Crystal ball, anyone?
The number of homes that went pending in January, a leading indicator of future sales, fell 9.5 percent year over year, according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors.
The pandemic exerted an enormous influence on real estate dynamics over the past two years, but the lasting effects aren't likely to match much of what has been reported, new data shows.
FHA borrowers can expect to pay even higher rates, but lenders are offering discounts on jumbo mortgages too big for Fannie and Freddie, according to new Optimal Blue Mortgage Market data.