Gustavo Martinez - Realtor

01/18/2025

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Love you so much mom 💖 im so sorry this is happening.

I am so proud of being your son ❤️

03/15/2024

Mortgage rates tumble for the second week in a row

Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, in the face of stronger-than-expected employment and inflation data.

03/14/2024

$22 trillion worth of the housing market—or 44% of all homes in the U.S.—is at risk of severe or extreme damage from environmental threats

“Climate risk is a big deal,” says Realtor.com economist Jiayi Xu, adding that “people are tolerating these risks in exchange for more affordable housing.”

03/13/2024

Mortgage demand roars back to life as interest rates dip below 7%

A key measure of home-purchase application jumped more than 7% last week as mortgage rates fell below the 7% threshold for the first time in two months.

03/09/2024

What to know about Biden's mortgage tax credit

In his State of the Union, Biden put forward tax credits to ease affordability.

03/09/2024

How the Canadian mortgage model could help unfreeze the housing market

Allowing people to keep cheap mortgage rates when they move home could boost listings and transactions, but may also risk creating fresh problems.

03/07/2024

The housing market’s deep freeze is showing signs of thawing

Low inventory and high housing costs were the two major challenges in last year’s housing market, but more supply is entering the market.

03/04/2024

Mortgage Interest Rates Today, March 4, 2024 | How Much Longer Will We Have to Wait for Lower Rates?

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates will likely remain elevated for a few more months, but they could start to fall this summer.

03/02/2024

Buying a house has gotten so expensive that homebuyers need to make about $50,000 more than they did pre-pandemic to afford one

Housing affordability ‘feels the most intense’ it has in 20 years, real estate brokerage owner says

03/02/2024

The Austin housing market just won't quit. It's an example of what's happening nationwide despite high prices and interest rates.

Austin's surge in home sales is an example of what could be happening in other overpriced markets.

03/01/2024

9 million homes will come on the market in the next decade as baby boomers age—but the ‘silver tsunami’ will be more of a ‘tide,’ Freddie Mac says

Baby boomers aren’t ready to give up their low or non-existent mortgage rates, but as they age their homeownership rates will decline, bringing more supply onto the market.