Tag: home sales
DLF’s spot cemented by robust launch pipeline, premium demand
The country’s largest listed real estate developer DLF Ltd is on course to reap the benefits of a strong launch pipeline, unabated demand for premium [Read more about this post…]
The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022
FHFA, in its March 2024 research paper, The Lock-In Effect of Rising Mortgage Rates, quantified the degree to which rising mortgage rates slowed housing purchases [Read more about this post…]
Peak homebuying season is clouded by mixed signals
All in all, you can see how effectively 7% mortgage rates have slowed the housing market. Rates, however, may be inching lower as the yield [Read more about this post…]
Spring forecast: More inventory and rising home sales
Pending sales Last week saw 69,000 new contracts for single-family home purchases across the country. There were another 15,000 condo sales started. That’s up 3% [Read more about this post…]
More than 4 million people are turning 65 this year — and it will affect you
Everything in society — housing, healthcare, the workplace, inflation and even the way urban planners design city streets — will be affected by the sheer [Read more about this post…]
Pending home sales flat in November despite drop in mortgage rates
The numbers: Pending home sales were flat in November compared with the previous month, according to the monthly index released Thursday by the National Association [Read more about this post…]