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California was home to 13 of the nation’s 20 “hottest” housing markets in January, with San Diego ranking sixth, according to new data from Realtor.com. In San Diego, the typical home was on the market just 46 days, compared to 89 days nationally. In San Jose, the...
WHAT HOME SELLERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TAX REFORM MOVING EXPENSES Moving expenses are no longer tax deductible, except for members of the Armed Forces. HOME SALES IMPACT •Taking into account the impact of tax reform, home sales in California are expected to increase 0.3 percent in 2018. •...
The new limit on deductible mortgage debt is $750,000, down from the previous $1 million. There are certain situations which may allow a home purchase to qualify for the $1 million, even if the home closes after Jan. 1, 2018. Talk to a tax professional...
Americans are more confident about housing, as sentiment levels returned to the previous high. The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment index increased 2.1 percentage points to 88.3 in June, matching the all-time high set in February. The increase is due to four of the six HPSI...
If you bought a house with a down payment of less than 20 percent, your lender required you to buy mortgage insurance. The same goes if you refinanced with less than 20 percent equity. Private mortgage insurance is expensive, and you can remove it after you...
Housing inventory fell 8.9% from last year in the second quarter of 2017, sending homebuyers scurrying to beat the rising competition. Housing inventory dropped for nine consecutive quarters, and is currently down a full 20% from inventory levels five years ago. And now, homebuyers are snatching up...
Imagine mortgage credit standards as a roadway, connecting lenders with potential borrowers who dream of owning a home. What in the mid-2000s was a wide-open superhighway with few barriers became, after the 2008 housing crash, a one-lane path open only to the most credit-qualified. As loan...
During late 2016 and early 2017, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made some changes to their processes. Since these two organizations back about half of all mortgages in the US, it's a big deal. Here are some important things to know about conforming 2017 mortgages. You May...
It’s not hard to find headlines of home prices reaching new heights in metros across the country. And even rising mortgage rates isn’t enough to slow down home prices, the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed in its fourth quarter 2016 House Price Index report. But exactly how...