Based on Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09 percent, reaching its highest level in over twenty years in mid-August. “The economy continues to do better than expected and the 10-year Treasury yield has moved up, causing mortgage rates to climb,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “The…
According to new CBRE data, Brisbane has emerged as an Asia Pacific leader in the office leasing stakes, ranking second only to Seoul when it comes to growth in the city’s tenancy base over the past 18 months. In a new report, CBRE highlights that a robust return to the office coupled with a solid…
Based on new data by global property consultant Knight Frank, surging inflation and constant mortgage rate hikes in 2023 have hobbled many mainstream property markets, worldwide. While many property markets have borne the brunt of this pain, property sales volumes, not home prices, have been the greatest casualty to date. Knight Frank also states that…
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I’ve been looking for a bit and toured a really nice house on Friday. It’s small and simple, and in the absolute perfect neighborhood for me. Just found out my offer was accepted, even thought it was a bit lower than the other competing offer. Pretty sure I’m going to puke 🙂 I know this…
Hello everyone. Earlier this month I had an offer accepted, but after the inspection it appeared to need 50k+ in work on an 85k house, as well as having radon poisoning. I decided to back out at that point, and even graciously offered to let them see the inspection reports that I paid $650 for.…
I’ll [30m] try to keep this as short as I can, but I’m trying to get all the information in. Thank you for reading if you do. I’ve been mulling over this for a long time and could use some advice. I was lucky enough to purchase a nice house in 2021 with a mortgage…
Based on ATTOM’s 2022 property tax analysis for 87 million U.S. single family homes, $339.8 billion in property taxes were levied on single-family homes in 2022, up 3.6 percent from $328 billion in 2021. The increase was more than double the 1.6 percent growth in 2021, although smaller than the 5.4 percent increase the prior…
According to the National Association of Home Builders, U.S. taxpayers are taking advantage of new home energy-efficiency related tax credits. A recent Internal Revenue Service data analysis by NAHB indicates that more than 800,000 taxpayers claimed a new home-related energy-efficiency tax incentive. “Builders have found that buyers are seeking out new homes with durable…