Mortgage Rates
As we move into the final months of 2024, all eyes are on the North Texas real estate market. Buyers and sellers are paying close attention to key factors like mortgage rates, inventory levels, home prices, and broader economic conditions. This fall market outlook is provided by Republic Title, an industry leader and title expert…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor At the time of this writing, mortgage bonds and interest rates are nearing their second-worst levels since February and there’s a lot of room to the downside. We’ve generally enjoyed rates dropping each week since the first week of March, which spurred a burst of activity in our local…
The last two years brought many unexpected changes to Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing market. Spurred by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, mortgage rates reached significant lows in 2021. But many wonder how long this will hold. With housing prices skyrocketing through last year, the – mortgage rate forecast for 2022 hinges on several factors.…
As panic surrounding COVID-19 increases, and the number of diagnosed cases in Texas continues to climb — including a just-announced case of Coronavirus in Colling County — officials in every industry, including real estate, are taking precautions. NAR Cancels California Events The National Association of Realtors announced last week it will no longer hold events…
There’s a whole lot of talk about Coronavirus right here in Texas — quarantines, canceled events, flight delays, suggestions to wash your hands, debates over whether to wear a mask covering one’s mouth in public — but there’s been little discussion about potential long-term effects to Dallas’ real estate market. “For long-term investors, this jolt…
