Mortgage rates are back near 6.5%. Will they stay there?

About a week after the Federal Reserve lowered benchmark interest rates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortgage rates reached their low point for 2024.The news has not been so positive since then for U.S. consumers or the housing industry.According to HousingWire’s Mort

The Benefits of Using Your Equity To Make a Bigger Down Payment

Did you know? Homeowners are often able to put more money down when they buy their next home.

Coldwell Banker taps Payload for automated earnest money deposits

Coldwell Banker Realty just made earnest money deposit payments much easier for real estate agents and homebuyers. Technology provider Payload is integrating with the brokerage firm, according to a recent announcement.With its new integration, Coldwell Banker Realty — a subsidiary of Anywhere Real E

California, New York have the nation’s most expensive ZIP codes

The nation’s most expensive neighborhoods are once again in coastal states. A recent report from real estate data provider PropertyShark ranked California, New York and Florida as the states with the most expensive ZIP codes in 2024.The report listed the 100 most expensive ZIP codes between Jan. 1 a