by Jeff Sorg | Oct 30, 2018 | Real Estate, Contractor, Mortgage
Zillow research reveals hot markets where competition is letting up just in time for buyers to get ahead of rising rents and mortgage rates. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (October 30, 2018) SEATTLE, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — After years of competitive bidding...
by Jeff Sorg | Feb 17, 2018 | Mortgage, Real Estate
A single homebuyer would need to save for nearly 11 years to reach a 20 percent down payment on the typical U.S. home By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 17, 2018) SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — In today’s highly competitive housing market, finding an affordable...
by Jeff Sorg | Jun 30, 2017 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Fewer than five percent of homes for sale in Portland, Los Angeles, and Denver were affordable on median African-American and Hispanic incomes in 2016 By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (June 30, 2017) In 2016, just 18 percent of homes for sale in the 30 largest U.S. metros...
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 7, 2016 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Index Closes Year on Positive Note Driven by Reported Income Growth By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 7, 2016) – Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index™ (HPSI) increased 2.4 points to 83.2 in December, capping off its strongest year thus far, as...
by Jeff Sorg | May 16, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate, Washington Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) – First quarter home prices saw a decrease in value of $5,000 to $210,000, while average mortgage interest fell from 4.29 percent to 4.03 percent in the same period. Falling prices and interest rates brought a boost in nationwide...