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Construction of single-family homes is expected to gradually rise this year, as a growing economy, solid employment gains, and rising household formation buoys builders' forecasts. Last year, the National Association of Home Builders projected 1.16 million total...

November saw yet another annual decline in foreclosure inventory, according to the November 2016 National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic. Once again, foreclosure inventory declined 30% annually in November, and completed foreclosures decreased by 25.9% from...

Housing advocates on Monday applauded the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) decision to reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums with home loan rates on the rise. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said the FHA will reduce the premiums for...

Fixed mortgage rates, which have been on a tear since the presidential election, retreated this week, falling for the first time in nine weeks. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average tumbled to 4.2 percent with an...

Spread the news to your seller contacts sitting on the fence: Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, rose year over year by 7.1 percent in November 2016 compared to November 2015, CoreLogic’s Home Price Index shows. Read the full article here.

National prices finally crossing the previous 2006 peak, mortgage rates remained historically low and there were some signs that Millennials, a generation which some feared would never buy homes, are beginning to enter the market. Read the full article here.

The total value of all the housing stock in the United States has never been worth more than it is right now, according to a new report from Zillow. The report says the total value of U.S. housing stock grew to a total of $29.6 trillion in 2016, marking an all-time...

In the past year, buying a home has become significantly more expensive, and that trend is likely to continue well into 2017. Even house flippers have taken note, with the number of investors renovating and selling homes in the first nine months of 2016 reaching a...

Amanda Clifford was first introduced to real estate law almost a decade ago. An experienced legal assistant with closings, estates and probates, Amanda hit the ground running when she joined the team at Lawyers Land & Titles Services, LLC in 2016. Amanda oversees...