FICO: When Should Buyers Start to Check Credit Scores?
The credit-score company created guidelines for people planning to finance a home, car or other loan. Homebuyers should start up to 24 months before shopping.
The credit-score company created guidelines for people planning to finance a home, car or other loan. Homebuyers should start up to 24 months before shopping.
After last week’s notable increase in mortgage rates, the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped a bit as it continues to hover near all-time record lows.
December 2020 Existing-Home Sales Pace Rise to 6.76 M
Existing-home sales data shows that housing market activity this December rose modestly 0.7% from November 2020.
By:
Michael Hyman
A dream of a “home of our own” has pushed more potential buyers frustrated by a low inventory of for-sale properties to consider manufactured housing.
The great depression and WW II shaped the way affected generations viewed the world, and the pandemic will likely shape home-design preferences long after it ends.
Florida Realtors’ data: Single-family home sales are up 22.9% year-over-year, median sales price up 14.1%; condo sales up 30.2%, median price up 16.9%. Chief Economist O’Connor: All 22 of Fla.’s metros saw gains in closed sales – but inventory remains far below normal levels.