Valken Property Solutions

02/06/2026

03/12/2023

Elevated mortgage rates, along with prices that remain high–despite posting a 1% annual drop– pushed monthly housing payments to a record high of nearly $2,600. That’s dampening demand and preventing many would-be sellers from listing their homes.

02/12/2023

Pending sales and new listings each posted their smallest declines since September during the four weeks ending February 5.

01/29/2023

While the market has begun to recover, we’re not out of the woods yet. Buyers are coming back, but sellers have been slower to return.

01/16/2023

The typical home is taking longer to sell than any period since April 2020 and pending sales are at a record low, but online home searches and tour requests are ticking up. Those early signs of demand could translate into sales–especially as mortgage rates fall from their peak and inflation cools.

08/28/2022

Would-be sellers are reluctant to list their homes as they have begun to see prices come down. With few new listings, buyers’ newfound bargaining power is reaching its limit, especially now that demand has stabilized. And homeowners who are choosing to list are increasingly pricing to meet buyers ...

08/15/2022

Measures of homebuyer activity such as online searches, requests for tours and agents’ help, and mortgage applications rose as mortgage rates fell below 5%.

07/17/2022

Inflation and high mortgage rates are taking a bite out of homebuyer budgets, leading to fewer sales and supply gains.

11/01/2020

The government and a number of major mortgage lenders are offering coronavirus mortgage relief for eligible homeowners. Find out how you can try to get help.

02/01/2020

There just isn't enough housing to go around, and prices are rising too fast.