Michelle Chavez Extraordinary Homes

10/05/2023

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11/22/2022

The U.S. housing market is now slowing down after a record-breaking run that saw home values soar to new highs and mortgage rates drop to historic lows.

The U.S. housing market is now slowing down after a record-breaking run that saw home values soar to new highs and mortgage rates drop to historic lows. Although demand and price growth are slowing, analysts and housing economists predict that any correction would be minor. Ryan Frazier, CEO of Arri...

11/15/2022

Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday after a government report showed that inflation had cooled in October.

11/11/2022

Rising mortgage rates caused mortgage demand to stall last week.

11/03/2022

As the U.S. housing market says goodbye to low mortgage rates—and home sales slump as a result— here's the big question: Is it now time to invest in residential real estate?

Real estate is slumping. Is it time for investors to buy in?

11/01/2022

Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a fourth straight month in September as the housing market continued to buckle under the strain of higher mortgage rates.

Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a fourth straight month in September as the housing market continued to buckle under the strain of higher mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Friday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on signed contracts, dropped 1...

10/27/2022

Turn this workhorse space into an efficient and organized room with storage solutions to suit a range of budgets

10/25/2022

The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down.

10/20/2022

Discover hallway ideas and expert advice to make it a stylish destination

10/18/2022

America’s most popular home loan got more expensive again this week, striking yet another blow to haggard home shoppers staring at the steepest borrowing costs in 20 years.

Rates near 7% are a tough ‘mental hurdle’ for homebuyers to overcome, one economist says.

10/11/2022

Mortgage rates retreated from their rapid ascent this week, but still remain near 15-year highs, stifling homebuyer demand.

10/04/2022

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row, as sharply higher mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable, further cooling the once red-hot housing market.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row, as sharply higher mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable, further cooling the once red-hot housing market. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that existing home sales f...