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Maximize Your Investment: When To Sell Your House

July 6, 2022 by Kim Abbott

Your house is an investment, and it is important for you to treat it as such. Therefore, when is the best time to sell your house? You need to figure out how you can get the most money for your home while also lining up the sale of your house with the timeline of your life. What do you need to know? Sell Your Home When The Market Is Hot First, you should sell your home when the market is hot. This means that there are more people looking for houses than there are houses on the market. This is basic supply and demand. If there is a lot of demand for houses, but there are not a lot of houses for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Home Prices, Housing Market, Real Estate

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s scheduled economic reports included readings on construction spending, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee statement, and the Fed Chair’s press conference. Readings on public and private-sector jobs growth and the national unemployment rate were released along with weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims. Construction Spending Slows in March, Fed Raises Key Rate Construction spending fell in March according to the Commerce Department. Spending increased by 0.10 percent as compared to the expected reading of 0.80 percent and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Home Prices, Mortgage Rates

S&P Case-Schiller Indices Report Record Rise in Home Prices

July 29, 2021 by Kim Abbott

Home prices continued to rise at record rates in May according to S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. National home prices rose by 16.60 percent year-over-year in May as compared to 14.80 percent year-over-year price growth in April. The 10-City Home Price Index reported home prices rose 16.40 percent year-over-year and 1.90 percent month-to-month. 20-City Home Price Index Reports 17 Percent Home Price Growth Year-Over-Year S&P Case-Shiller’s 20-City Home Price Index reported month-to-month home price growth of two percent in May as year-over-year home price gains rose from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Case Shiller, Home Price Index, Home Prices

Case-Shiller Reports Home Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 7 Years

February 24, 2021 by Kim Abbott

S & P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices reported the fastest pace of U.S home price growth in seven years. National home prices grew by 10.40 percent year-over-year in December as compared to November’s reading of  9.50 percent home price growth on a year-over-year basis. The S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index reported home price growth in 18 of 20 cities included in the index. Detroit, Michigan did not report home price data for December. Phoenix, Arizona held the top position in the 20-City Index for the 19th consecutive month with year-over-year home price growth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Case Shiller, FHFA, Home Prices

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s economic news included readings from Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, along with Commerce Department readings on public and private-sector job growth and the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index. Weekly reports on jobless claims and mortgage rates were also released. Case-Shiller: Home Price Growth Ramps Up as Demand for Homes Increases July home prices rose at a year-over-year rate of 4.80 percent in July as compared to June’s reading of 4.40 percent. Shortages of available homes were driven by demand. Homebuyers were looking for larger homes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Home Prices, Interest Rates

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