What's New?
California housing affordability climbs in first-quarter 2019. 32% of California households could afford to purchase a median-priced home in the first quarter of 2019, up from 28% in fourth-quarter 2018. (California Association of Realtors)
What's New?
Mortgages are roughly 12% cheaper today compared to a year ago. The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages has gone down to 4.07%, from the recent 4.10%. The loans in the survey come with an average 0.5 point. Mortgages are relatively cheap compared to last year at this time, when the benchmark rate was averaging 4.61%. (Yahoo)
Mortgages are roughly 12% cheaper today compared to a year ago. The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages has gone down to 4.07%, from the recent 4.10%. The loans in the survey come with an average 0.5 point. Mortgages are relatively cheap compared to last year at this time, when the benchmark rate was averaging 4.61%. (Yahoo)
What's New?
50% of the US's housing stock is located in the suburbs. The median listing price increased by 4% in suburban areas versus 8% price appreciation noted in the cities with the highest price increases. Throughout most of the housing industry’s recovery from the Great Recession, housing markets in urban areas have outpaced those in the suburbs and exurbs. (Marketwatch)
50% of the US's housing stock is located in the suburbs. The median listing price increased by 4% in suburban areas versus 8% price appreciation noted in the cities with the highest price increases. Throughout most of the housing industry’s recovery from the Great Recession, housing markets in urban areas have outpaced those in the suburbs and exurbs. (Marketwatch)
What's New?
US NEWS' list of the 10 Best places to live in the USA:
- Austin
- Denver
- Colorado Springs
- Fayetteville, AR
- Des Moines
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- San Francisco
- Portland
- Seattle
- Raleigh-Durham
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