Real Estate

The U.S. housing market proved to be largely difficult to predict for Wall Street analysts to predict over the course of 2023. Initially forecasting a 4.5% decline in U.S. home prices over the course of 2023, Wells Fargo economist Charlie Dougherty decided to make...

UK housing prices are on track to their longest streak of improved affordability in over two decades, with data from the Nationwide Building Society showing that average house prices for the year fell 1.8% to £257,443. In real terms, when accounting for inflation, property...

U.S. mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level since May, with the 30-year mortgage rate falling from last week's 6.67% to 6.61% according to data from Freddie Mac. This is a ninth consecutive weekly decline and a drop of more than a full...

Real estate investors are closely monitoring mortgage rates in the hope that cooling inflation data will continue to push the 30-year mortgage rate lower going into 2024. While it appears as if it could fall to 5%, such a significant drop seems unlikely at...

U.S. homebuilder confidence rose in December, the National Association of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Index showed, as easing interest rates appear to contribute to improved sale conditions. According to the index, builder confidence rose to 37 in December from 34 in November, thereby exceeding analysts' expectations...

30-year fixed U.S. mortgage rates dropped below 7% on Saturday, the first time that it has slipped to this level since August. This mortgage rate has been consistently declining since almost hitting 8% in October. According to data from Freddie Mac, the current rate...