Economic News

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Ready To Sell? Today’s Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities.

Kevin Brierton - 12.13.2022 At first glance, the increase in housing supply compared to last...
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What’s Going on with Home Prices? Ask a Professional.

Kevin Brierton - 12.6.2022 If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home this year, you may have questions...
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Why There Won’t Be a Flood of Foreclosures Coming to the Housing Market

Kevin Brierton - 11.30.2022 With the rapid shift that’s happened in the housing market this...
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What Buyers Need To Know About the Inventory of Homes Available for Sale

Kevin Brierton - 11.23.2022 If you’re thinking about buying a home, you’re likely trying to juggle...
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Top Questions About Selling Your Home This Winter

Kevin Brierton - 11.16.2022 There’s no denying the housing market is undergoing a shift this...
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Home Equity: A Source of Strength for Homeowners Today

Kevin Brierton - 11.14.2022 Experts agree there’s no chance of a large-scale foreclosure crisis like we saw...
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Why Slowing Inflation Lead To A Record One-Day Drop In Mortgage Rates

After consumer data showed that inflation cooled in October, mortgage rates fell on Thursday by...
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What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices?

Kevin Brierton - 11.9.2022 Now that the end of 2022 is within sight, you may...
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Key Factors Affecting Home Affordability Today

Kevin Brierton - 11.7.2022 Every time there’s a news segment about the housing market, we...
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3 Trends That Are Good News for Today’s Homebuyers

Kevin Brierton - 11.1.2022 While higher mortgage rates are creating affordability challenges for homebuyers this year, there is some...
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3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008

Kevin Brierton - 10.26.2022 With all the headlines and talk in the media about the shift in...
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What’s Ahead for Home Prices?

Kevin Brierton - 10.20.2022 As the housing market cools in response to the dramatic rise in mortgage rates,...
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Should You Still Buy a Home with the Latest News About Inflation?

Kevin Brierton - 10.19.2022 While the Federal Reserve is working hard to bring down inflation, the latest data...
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The Latest on Supply and Demand in Housing

Kevin Brierton - 10.18.2022 Over the past two years, the substantial imbalance of low housing...
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What Are Experts Saying About the Fall Housing Market?

Kevin Brierton - 10.11.2022 The housing market is rapidly changing from the peak frenzy it saw over...
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Watching the Stock Market? Check the Value of Your Home for Good News.

Kevin Brierton - 9.20.2022 While watching the stock market recently may have started to feel...
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Expert Forecasts on Mortgage Rates

Kevin Brierton - 9.7.2022 If you’ve been thinking of buying a home, you may have been...
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New Homes May Have the Incentives You’re Looking for Today

Kevin Brierton - 9.1.2022 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this year, builders are on pace...
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What’s Actually Happening with Home Prices Today?

Kevin Brierton - 8.30.2022 One of the biggest questions people are asking right now is: what’s...
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Why Today’s Housing Inventory Proves the Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash

Kevin Brierton - 8.24.2022 Whether or not you owned a home in 2008, you likely...