Elevated mortgage rates aren’t discouraging homebuyers
Why aren’t home sales crashing as they did in 2022? Right now we have elevated mortgage rates, trade war uncertainty, rising property taxes and home insurance, terrible consumer confidence data and a downgrade of the government’s debt, among other factors. But, housing demand continues to hold up, s
Seattle housing market wrestles with crippling affordability concerns
On the surface, Seattle’s housing market looks like any other in the country.The inventory of single-family homes for sale is up substantially year over year. New listings are up slightly, sales remain subdued and home prices aren’t moving much. That’s the story in the majority of housing markets.Bu
Comfortable city living usually requires a six-figure salary
Homeownership in many of America’s largest cities now demands a six-figure salary to sustain a comfortable lifestyle — with some regions requiring more than $300,000 annually.A new analysis by GOBankingRates ranked the top 50 U.S. cities by the income necessary to afford a comfortable standard of li
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