Record Home Prices Close Out 2023; Up 5.5%

 Home prices ended 2023 at a record high as limited inventory inched prices up and buyer confidence grew thanks to a modest reduction in mortgage rates.   The December S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices capped a year that started slowly but ultimately saw growth...

Five Things to Watch: Home Prices

Economists predict that home prices declined year over year in February, ahead of the monthly Case-Shiller Report set to release tomorrow morning. But uncertainty lingers amidst changing seasons, regional divides and an otherwise resilient labor market.  The Federal...
Housing Markets Are Cooling – But Not Everywhere

Housing Markets Are Cooling – But Not Everywhere

The Federal Reserve targets home prices to curb inflation. But only certain markets seem to be responding – revealing the imprecision of an interest hiking toolbox. Housing prices fell in January, but at vastly different speeds coast to coast. A stark split in the...

The Hudson Valley Has a New York City Problem

Greg Beytis has lived in the Hudson Valley for his whole life, so he remembers a time before the pandemic when finding an apartment only took a week, if that. But as of March, Beytis has spent four months looking for an apartment to rent where he can stay with his...