Long-Time Homeowners in Pricey Places Benefit Most from Potential Changes to Capital Gains Taxes
Long-time homeowners in pricey communities where home sales more commonly net very large capital gains would be the primary potential beneficiaries of this change.
Housing Market Showing Few Ill Effects from Tax Reform
Of the handful of housing-specific changes made in 2017 as part of tax reform efforts, just one – capping the SALT deduction – has had an impact on housing.
Unusual Rally for Mortgage Rates Headed Into Labor Day Weekend
Mortgage rates drifted upward over the past week, straying ever so slightly from the narrow range that has endured for the last few weeks.
June Case-Shiller Results and July Forecast: Shifting Winds
It’s hard not to notice the winds beginning to shift in the housing market. But those changes have yet to reach the point where they’ve fully transitioned from home buyer headwinds into tailwinds, and likely won’t until at least the end of the decade.
A Real Buyers Market? Wait Until at Least 2020
More than three quarters (76 percent) of experts said they don’t expect national housing market conditions to shift toward a buyers market until 2020 or beyond.
July New Home Sales: Rapid Reaction
July new home sales fell 1.7 percent from June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the second straight month of disappointing new and existing home sales.
Home-Value Growth Slowing in Several Hot Markets (July 2018 Market Report)
The median U.S. home value climbed 8 percent over the last year to $218,000, but growth is slowing in 20 of the 35 largest U.S. housing markets, with Seattle and Tampa, Fla., reporting the greatest slowdowns.
Mortgage Rates Steady, Awaiting Fed’s Annual Meeting in Jackson Hole
Mortgage rates held steady this week and remain almost exactly where they stood a month ago.
Home Sales Forecast: July 2018
Home sales should rebound modestly in July after a disappointing June, but only barely.
