Boston North Shore real estate news trends seem to indicate an increasing number of Americans in search of the proverbial American Dream of home ownership may not be able to experience it. In a nutshell, they either can’t afford the prices of new homes or are unable to save money for a down payment. Recent statistical […]
Boston North Shore Real Estate News Outlook: Housing to Cost More?
Making the Boston North Shore real estate news outlook is the recent policy from the Trump administration that it had reversed one of the eleventh hour decisions made by the outgoing Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The reversal involved the reinstatement of a cut in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual insurance premium. […]
Boston North Shore Real Estate Outlook: More Equity, Murky Future?
The Boston North Shore real estate outlook these days is a combination of good and bad. The good is that home prices have been rising nationwide for 53 consecutive months – nearly 4 1/2 years! The increases have floated millions of borrowers previously underwater on their mortgages to the safe surface where they can finally catch […]
Boston North Shore Housing Market: Looking Back and Ahead
The Boston North Shore housing market deserves an analysis of what’s happened so far this year – and what we can expect in 2017. With the end of the year quickly approaching, let’s take a look at some of the important facts impacting the real estate market this year. Refinancing is on the decline. It […]
Boston North Shore Millennial Homebuyers on the Move
After several years on the sidelines, a new report shows Boston North Shore millennial homebuyers are finally starting to enter the market. The recently published survey included more than 13,000 homeowners, renters, buyers and sellers and is part of the Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Report. The survey shows millennials are participating in the market […]