DUO Global Real Estate Group

Home Sales Remain Steady as Inventory Stays Tight The spring housing market is showing a mix of encouraging signs and ongoing challenges. While home sales are not surging, they are holding relatively steady, and improving affordability may create opportunities for buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines. Existing-home sales in April were near...

More young buyers rely on down payment help A growing share of younger buyers is relying on family help, gifts and assistance programs to buy homes, highlighting how affordability pressures are reshaping the path to homeownership. More young buyers are relying on outside help to buy a home, underscoring how affordability pressures are reshapi...

Mortgage rates ease slightly after two weeks of increases Rates edged lower this week after rising the previous two weeks, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipping to 6.36% and the 15-year fixed rate easing to 5.71%, according to Freddie Mac. The slight decline may help some buyers revisit affordability calculations heading into the summer mark...