Real Estate News
Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.Real Estate
Beware the Covid cliff: Here are the CARES Act benefits coming to an end this year
Several relief measures are set to expire at the end of the year, including a ban on evictions, unemployment benefits and the pause in student loan payments. Read Article
Mortgage refinancing is hot, but using your home as an ATM is not
While millions of Americans have already refinanced their home loans this year, very few of them have taken cash out in the process. Read Article
Mortgage demand from homebuyers spikes 28%, and the average loan amount sets a record high
Mortgage applications to purchase a home jumped dramatically last week as interest rates sat at a record low, and buyers didn't take a holiday. Read Article
October pending home sales fall unexpectedly, as high prices take their toll on buyers
Strong, pandemic-induced demand for housing is still there, but buyers may now be hitting an affordability wall. Read Article
Evictions have led to hundreds of thousands of additional Covid-19 cases, research finds
Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds. Read Article
How to break the late rent, missed mortgage payment cycle
As many as 35 million Americans face eviction due to an inability to make housing payments. Here's a step-by-step plan to keep yourself in your home, for good. Read Article
Buying a home: Why it's harder for younger generations than their parents
A report by the Urban Institute estimates 3.4 millennials would be homeowners had the rate of homeownership kept up with previous generations. Read Article
Another record low mortgage rate just caused demand to jump for both refinances and home purchases
Mortgage interest rates have set record lows more than a dozen times this year, and last week there was yet another. That caused mortgage applications to rise. Read Article
A record 19.4 million homeowners can now save big on a mortgage refinance, as rates hit another new low
Homeowners now have unprecedented potential to save on their monthly payments through a mortgage refinance. Read Article
Home prices see biggest spike in 6 years in September, according to S&P Case Shiller
Covid-induced demand from homebuyers over the summer caused an exceptionally strong spike in home prices Read Article
