Here are a few real estate-related stories and news pieces that came across my screen this week…
- from REALTOR® Magazine: Buyers Snatch Up New Listings as Quickly as They’re Available
- from CNBC: Bidding wars are off the charts, as home listings fall to a record low
- from Redfin: 56% of Redfin Home Offers Faced Competition in January, the 9th-Straight Month of a 50%-Plus Bidding-War Rate
- from Fannie Mae: Housing Sentiment Edges Upward as Reported Conditions Favor Sellers
- from ATTOM Data Solutions: U.S. Home Seller Profits Soar in 2020 as Prices Set New Records in Spite of Coronavirus Pandemic
- from MarketWatch: This is the best time of year to get a mortgage
- from Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Move Up
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ NAHBNow: Construction Headwinds Pick Up in January
- from MarketWatch: New-home construction falls as builders struggle with freezing temperatures, rising COVID-19 cases
- from the National Association of Home Builders’ NAHBNow: Record-High Lumber Prices are Hammering Housing Affordability
- from MarketWatch: A pandemic paradox: Americans’ credit scores continue to rise as economy struggles — here’s why
- from Pew Research Center: As the pandemic persisted, financial pressures became a bigger factor in why Americans decided to move
- from realtor.com®: Goodbye City Life: Rising Rents Match Homebuying Hotspots
- from realtor.com®: Best Home Listing Description Ever? Brutal Honesty Pays Off in Florida
