Greater Las Vegas Home, Condo Sales Continue to Slow in November

Las Vegas home prices rising while inventory shrinks Based on new data from Las Vegas Realtors, housing supply continued to shrink in November 2023, while fewer homes are selling and prices are higher than the same time last year. LVR reported that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada through its…

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California Home Sales Remain Stalled in October

Elevated mortgage rates keep buyers and sellers on the sidelines Based on new data from the California Association of Realtors, California home sales were essentially flat in October 2023, as the cost of borrowing remained elevated and housing inventory continued to be tight.  Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a…

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Is My Mortgage Assumable? A Guide for Home Sellers

In today’s real estate market, with high mortgage interest rates and hesitant buyers, you might be pondering, “Is my mortgage assumable?” as a strategy to accelerate your home sale. Or, you might want to allow a family member to assume your mortgage so they can inherit a financial advantage through your low-interest-rate home loan. If…

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Can I Sell a House within 6 Months of Buying It?

If you recently bought a house and now realize that you need to sell it, don’t panic. While there are financial implications of selling a house soon after buying it, certain circumstances and life changes may make selling quickly a necessity and leave you wondering, “How soon can I sell my home after purchasing it?”…

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Tourist Bookings to Hawaii Down 50 Percent Since Maui Wildfires

According to AAA, two months following the devastating wildfires in Maui, most of West Maui will begin to reopen to visitors on Sunday, October 8, 2023. The tragic wildfires killed 97 people and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina. The loss of life, property, cultural and historic sights, and livelihoods has led to…

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Mortgage Applications Dive 6 Percent Last Week in America

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 29, 2023, U.S. mortgage applications decreased 6.0 percent from one week earlier. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis,…

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Most U.S. Homebuyers Say Buying a Home is More Stressful Than Dating in 2023

According to a new Redfin-commissioned survey, nearly two-thirds of recent U.S. homebuyers (59%) think purchasing a house is more stressful than dating. Daryl Fairweather “Getting ghosted by your date is stressful, but purchasing a home in today’s market comes with its own unique set of anxieties,” said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “Buyers are increasingly…

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Greater Las Vegas Home Sales Down 10 Percent Annually in September

Yet home and condo prices hold steady last month Las Vegas Realtors are reporting this week that prices for local Southern Nevada homes and condos are holding steady, matching prices from one year ago. LVR reported that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada through its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) during September…

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Despite Peak Interest Rates, Global Housing Markets Improved in Q2

According to Knight Frank’s latest Global House Price Index, global house price growth ticked up to 3% in Q2 of 2023, up from 2.9% in the previous quarter. About a third of markets saw prices decline during the most recent three months, narrowing from four in ten over the past year. Liam Bailey Liam Bailey,…

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Zombie Properties Increase in U.S. as Foreclosure Activity Grows in 2023

Based on ATTOM’s newly released third-quarter 2023 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, 1.3 million (1,277,612) residential properties in the United States are vacant. That figure represents 1.3 percent, or one in 79 homes, across the nation – the same as in the second quarter of this year. The report also reveals that 315,425 residential…

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