Local Market Update – November 2020 November saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average top 30,000 for the first time, while mortgage rates reached new record lows again. These new records have provided encouragement for buyers to move forward on home purchases, which continued to remain strong overall for the month. New Listings in the Triangle […]
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Buyer Competition & Home Prices Rise
Local Market Update – October 2020 October continued to be busier than the calendar normally suggests. Buyer activity remains higher than normal for this time of year, while in many segments of the market housing supply remains much lower than one year ago. Multiple offers remain a common occurrence in many areas, keeping housing hot […]
Housing Market Stays Hot as Weather Cools
Local Market Update – September 2020 Strong buyer activity has continued into the fall, which is normally the start of the seasonal slowing of the housing market. With stronger buyer activity in the market this year and the continued constrained supply of homes for sale, speedy sales and multiple offers are likely to remain a […]
Signs Point to Busy Fall Housing Market
Local Market Update – August 2020 The housing and stock markets continue to be the leaders in the economy. In August, showings and pending sales remained at strong levels while housing inventory remained limited, continuing the competitive bidding market we have seen in recent months. With the stock indexes at or near record highs as […]
Home Buyers Remain Resilient in Competitive Market
Local Market Update – July 2020 Healthy buyer demand and constrained supply continue to be the story for much of the country. Nationally, showing activity in July remained substantially higher than a year before and multiple offer situations are a frequent experience in many markets. With the inventory of homes for sale still constrained, a […]
Real Estate Activity Heats Up
Local Market Update – May 2020 While the effects of COVID-19 in the broader economy continue, real estate activity is beginning to recover across much of the country. According to Freddie Mac, mortgage rates have been below 3.3 percent for more than four weeks and are hovering near all-time lows, spurring strong interest by buyers […]
Real Estate Goes Virtual
Local Market Update – April 2020 Uncertainties in the market surrounding the coronavirus have presented a number of challenges within the real estate industry – an industry that has traditionally relied heavily on personal contact and opening ones’ homes up to the public. Now, with fears of the spreading virus, shelter-in-place orders, and restrictions on […]
COVID-19 Impact on Housing Market
Local Market Update – March 2020 As COVID-19’s impact spread across the country in March, the stock market declines started in February accelerated downward before recovering a bit in the last week of the month. With volatility across all the financial markets, lenders began tightening underwriting standards and some buyers found they no longer were […]
Updates Regarding COVID-19
During this unprecedented time, Peak Swirles & Cavallito Properties is doing our part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. For the safety of our clients, agents and staff, our physical office is closed and open houses and in-person showings are postponed as we adhere to our county’s stay-at-home order. BUT….Interesting times […]
Low Rates and Growing Caution Among COVID-19 Spread
Local Market Update – February 2020 As we progressed through February, the actual and expected impacts of COVID-19 continued to grow, with concerns of economic impact reaching the stock market in the last week of the month. As the stock market declined, so did mortgage rates, offering a bad news-good news situation. While short term […]
NAR Sees Good News for Home Prices in 2020
Local Market Update – January 2020 For 2020, The National Association of REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sees good news for home prices. “National median home price growth is in no danger of falling due to inventory shortages and will rise by 4%,” the longterm NAR economist predicts. He is also expecting the new-home construction […]
Home Buyer Activity Expected to Remain Healthy into New Year
Local Market Update – December 2019 In 2019 home prices were up again in most markets. Buyer demand continues to be strong but with tepid seller activity still in many locations, total sales are lower than they would normally be in a more balanced market. While up from their recent lows a few months ago, […]
