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Housing Market

Surging Mortgage Rates Cause a 29% Drop in Purchasing Power

A new Redfin report shows a decline in buyer demand as mortgage rates surge to a 15-year high.

October 12, 2022

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Housing Market

As Mortgage Rates Increase, Homebuyers Make Sacrifices

A new Redfin report shows buyers opting for smaller homes as mortgage rates increase. Here’s what you need to know about the compromises buyers are making to afford a home.

October 6, 2022

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Housing Market

What Today’s Volatile Mortgage Rates Mean for Your Clients

Homebuyers are experiencing whiplash with volatile mortgage rates reaching nearly 7% less than a week after the Fed’s third rate hike and after a recent decline. Here’s what you can do to help.

September 29, 2022

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Housing Market

85% of Homeowners Are Locked into Low Mortgage Rates

A new Redfin report found that 85% of homeowners are locked into low mortgage rates. Here’s what it means for buyers and sellers.

September 23, 2022

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Your Marketing Playbook

Jerome Powell Says GOODBYE To The Housing Market

Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s warnings, skyrocketing 10-year treasury notes, and the BeReal social media app are today’s topics as Tom Toole and Dan Oneil join Byron Lazine and The Broke Agent.

September 22, 2022

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Housing Market

Fannie Mae Report Changes the Housing Market Forecast for 2023

With the Federal Reserve again raising the federal-funds rate and mortgage rates above 6%, the latest Fannie Mae report shows forecast changes for the 2022 and 2023 housing market.

September 22, 2022

The Real Word

Why Opendoor Is Selling Homes At a LOSS

Byron Lazine and Nicole White sit down to discuss Opendoor selling at a loss, Zillow lawsuits, slipping stock futures, rising mortgage rates, and inflation’s impact on the midterm elections

September 20, 2022

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Housing Market

Sellers Lose Their Advantage as Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.02%

According to a new Redfin report, sellers lost their upper hand in the U.S. housing market as mortgage rates reached 6.02%. Here’s what you need to know.

September 20, 2022

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Agent Strategy

Mortgage Rate Increase Not as Scary as WSJ Headline Appears

The Wall Street Journal published an article that elicits fear about the mortgage rate increase. Learn the missing piece that you need to share with consumers.

September 16, 2022

Surging Mortgage Rates Cause a 29% Drop in Purchasing Power

As Mortgage Rates Increase, Homebuyers Make Sacrifices

What Today’s Volatile Mortgage Rates Mean for Your Clients

85% of Homeowners Are Locked into Low Mortgage Rates

Jerome Powell Says GOODBYE To The Housing Market

Fannie Mae Report Changes the Housing Market Forecast for 2023

Why Opendoor Is Selling Homes At a LOSS

Sellers Lose Their Advantage as Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.02%

Mortgage Rate Increase Not as Scary as WSJ Headline Appears

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