It has been over a year and a half since the United States Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the famous Trump tax cuts. Early critics of the law included the National Association of Realtors, who predicted that the law would cause housing prices to decline due to provisions capping deductions […]
Category: Home Buying
Housing Market Gives Gloomy New Year’s Forecast
| Jan 03, 2019
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that the U.S. housing market is predicted to stumble even further in 2019. This past year has seen the housing market plummet, as the cost to buy a new home has increased while inventory has continued to fall. The decline in the housing market has also […]
A new report by the National Association of Realtors claims that the number of home sales across the U.S. is continuing to decline.
Home Sales Continue to Decrease as Prices Rise
| Jun 27, 2018
A recent study by the National Association of Realtor (NAR) claims that home sales are continuing to decline across the U.S. This comes despite an overall boom in the broader economy, forcing experts to provide explanations for the incongruity.
Demand For Homes To Rise This Spring
| Apr 09, 2018
A recent article in the New York Times highlights several factors that will help determine the fate of this spring’s housing market in the U.S.
A new report published by the real estate portal, WeBuyHouses.com, predicts that 2018 will be a “seller’s market” for residential real estate in the United States.
A New Era in Real Estate
| Mar 24, 2015
As a product of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector, was charged with proposing for public comment, rules and model disclosures that integrate the TILA (Truth in Lending Act) and RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) by July 21, 2012.