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 […]
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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, […]
Residential New Construction Increases, Mortgage Rates Steady
Local Market Update – November 2019 In November, the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark rate for the third time this year. This action was widely anticipated by the market. Mortgage rates have remained steady this month and are still down more than 1 percent from last year at this time. Residential new construction activity continues […]
Low Mortgage Rates Sustain Buyer Demand
Local Market Update – October 2019 In October, mortgage rates increased slightly from the three-year lows seen in September. While the Federal Reserve reduced the federal-funds target rate by .25%, this decline was widely expected and largely factored into mortgage rates already, which are still approximately 1% lower than this time last year. Fannie Mae […]
Housing Market Strong Heading into Fall Cooldown
Local Market Update – September 2019 With the kids back in school and the weather cooling, the housing market begins its annual cooldown as well. Nationally, buyer and seller activity remained strong, buoyed by low mortgage rates and a strong economy. The market fundamentals suggest no significant changes from recent trends, other than the seasonally […]
Inventory Remains Low, Home Prices Push Higher
Local Market Update – August 2019 As the summer draws to a close, multiple opposing factors and trends are competing to define the direction of the real estate market. After the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate on July 31, 30-year mortgage rates continued to decline, approaching all-time lows last seen in 2016. Yet […]