When your house doesn’t sell, it doesn’t just feel frustrating – it feels personal. 

Consumer confidence in the housing market climbed to its highest level this year as Americans relay feeling more hopeful about real estate and the direction of mortgage rates, according to Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey released Monday. Five of six factors included in Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) improved in May; only… The post Consumer Housing Sentiment Bounces Back in May: Fannie Mae Survey appeared first on RISMedia.

After years of it feeling almost impossible to find a home you want to buy, things are changing for the better. 

Headlines are saying home prices are starting to dip in some markets.

If you’re a first-time homebuyer, you might feel like the odds are stacked against you in today’s market. But there are resources and programs out there that can help – if you know where to look.

Homeownership is one of the best ways to build wealth in our country and it’s easy to see why. 

Now that buyers have more options for their move, you need to be a bit more intentional about making sure your house looks its best when you sell. 

A lot of buyers are pressing pause on their plans these days, holding out hope that mortgage rates will come down – maybe even back to the historic-low 3% from a few years ago. But here’s the thing: those rates were never meant to last. 

Lately, it feels like every headline about the housing market comes with a side of doubt. 

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Consumer sentiment continued to worsen in April, declining across all political groups with significant hurdles anticipated in multiple sectors of the economic landscape.  April’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, a survey conducted by the University of Michigan, had a final reading of 52.2, declining 8.4% from March’s 57 reading and down an eyebrow-raising 32.4% on a… The post Plunging Consumer Sentiment Marks Fastest Drop Since 1990 appeared first on RISMedia.