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For-sale inventory is low, the imbalance of supply and demand is pushing up home prices, “home appraisal gaps” are common and mortgage rates are rising.

Higher mortgage rates may soften demand this spring. NAR has forecast home sales to slip 10% in 2022, mostly due to rising rates pricing out

Refinancing has allowed homeowners to tap into built-up equity. If interest rates rise, however, a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) may make more sense.

More people across the U.S. are eying homes of 400 feet or less, wanting to downsize, simplify and save costs – but regulations over them

NAHB: 10.5% of all single-family homes built in 4Q 2021 were constructed in rural areas, up from 10% in 4Q 2020; for multifamily units, it

CoreLogic: Investor activity slowed in 4Q 2021 and more investors appear to be holding on to properties longer. Analysts say summer is the time to

Realtor.com: 64% of possible sellers intend to list their home by Oct.; a majority of these sellers (49%) are ready to swap starter homes for

In April, 12% of sellers dropped their price compared to 9% one year earlier. It’s too soon to call it a trend, but it suggests

There’s not enough supply (homes) to meet demand, with little relief in sight. The U.S. needs about 3M more homes, and it will take years

Realtor.com: Home sellers may continue to hold the upper hand, but buyers may be more sensitive to price increases; and more inventory could enter the

Survey: 44% of Gen Z (18-25) and 35% of millennials (26-41) say they’ll sell their starter home this year. Many have lots of equity and

In two Fla. cities, Miami and Tampa, prices rose more than 200% in a little over 20 years – No. 8 and No. 9 in