Real Estate Pop Quiz Quick, which of the following items make housing more expensive? A. Higher interest rates; B. Limiting (or eliminating) the mortgage interest deduction; C. Less capital for funding mortgages, due to a shrinking role played by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the so-called Government-sponsored enterprises); D. Requiring Buyers to put down 20%....Read More
. . . on Housing Prices Yes, I’m aware that it’s “Spring Forward, Fall Back” — and that everyone needs to set their clocks one hour ahead this Saturday night. However, the clock (at left) refers to housing prices: depending on the market and neighborhood, on average homes now fetch what they did 6-8 years ago (or...Read More
