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New Construction Homes Just Got a Price Tag Shake-Up
🏡 August 5, 2025 | Market Trends | Presented by ReadySetLoan™ Builders Are Slashing Prices—and They’re Now Outpricing Resale Homes In a...

Neil Caron
Aug 52 min read


📉 Home Sales Could Sink to a 30-Year Low — What It Means for Buyers in 2025
August 2, 2025 | Market Trends | Presented by ReadySetLoan™ The latest midyear housing forecast is out, and it’s delivering a loud...

Neil Caron
Aug 22 min read


Price Cuts Hit 9-Year High: Is the Market Shifting?
June 11, 2025 | Market Trends, Real Estate | Presented by ReadySetLoan The latest housing data is sending a subtle — but important —...

Neil Caron
Jun 122 min read


Million-Dollar "Starter Homes"? First-Time Buyers Face New Reality in 2025
It’s not your imagination: buying your first home has never been more expensive — especially in certain parts of the country. According...

Neil Caron
Apr 282 min read


Housing Inventory Reaches Highest Level Since 2020 — But Buyers Are Still Cautious
A surge in home listings gives the market more breathing room, but affordability challenges continue to hold buyers back. The spring real...

Neil Caron
Apr 252 min read


🐷 Concessions Surge: Nearly Half of Home Sellers Offering Buyer Incentives in 2025
Is the power shifting back to buyers? Here's what it means for you. According to fresh data from Redfin, 44.4% of U.S. home sellers...

Neil Caron
Apr 232 min read


Housing Inventory Hits Post-Pandemic High—but Buyers Still Holding Back
Sellers may be stepping up, but buyers are still playing it cool. According to Zillow’s latest housing market report, March brought the...

Neil Caron
Apr 212 min read


Tariffs Might Push Mortgage Rates Lower — But Will It Actually Help Homebuyers?
President Trump’s newly announced tariffs shook the markets this week, sending the 10-year Treasury yield down to its lowest point since...

Neil Caron
Apr 103 min read


🏡 Home Price Growth is Flattening—But the Northeast Is Heating Up
What Buyers Need to Know for 2025 📈 The real estate market is sending mixed signals in 2025. According to a new report by Cotality...

Neil Caron
Apr 42 min read


🏠 2025 Outlook: Homebuying May Get Easier as Prices and Rates Settle
More inventory, slower price growth, and stabilizing rates could make it easier to reach the finish line. 🏁 Market Trends | Real Estate...

Neil Caron
Apr 12 min read


🏠 February New Home Sales Dip, But Market Still Holds Steady
Insights from ReadySetLoan : Your Guide Through Every Market Shift New home sales may have taken a breather in February, but according to...

Neil Caron
Mar 252 min read


Black First-Time Buyers Led the 2024 Housing Market
A new study from ReadySetLoan found that 62% of Black homebuyers in 2024 purchased their first home , a figure just shy of the record...

Neil Caron
Mar 141 min read


Mortgage Rates See Steepest Drop Since September—What It Means for Homebuyers 🏡📉
Mortgage rates continue their downward trend , with the 30-year fixed rate dropping to 6.63% this week—a 0.13% decline from the...

Neil Caron
Mar 71 min read


🏡 Innovative Solutions to Overcome Down-payment Hurdles for First-Time Buyers
The dream of homeownership is slipping further out of reach for many Americans, especially young professionals, first-time buyers, and...

Neil Caron
Mar 53 min read


Affordability Challenges Shift Home Buyers’ Preferences Toward Smaller, More Personalized Homes in 2025
The housing market continues to evolve, and affordability is driving a major shift in homebuyer preferences. According to new research,...

Neil Caron
Mar 43 min read


New ReadySetLoan Research: Rising Taxes and Insurance Costs Threaten Homeownership Stability
New research from ReadySetLoan reveals that nearly half of U.S. homeowners are concerned that rising property taxes and soaring...

Neil Caron
Mar 32 min read


Things are looking up?
After a 2nd year of stubbornly high mortgage rates and weak transaction volumes, it's hard to see the positives. Here's why you should...

Neil Caron
Mar 11 min read


ReadySetLoan on Housing Market Uncertainty: What Homebuyers and Investors Need to Know
“We have to be aware that we’re moving into a very economically risky period in America,” says ReadySetLoan , highlighting the growing...

Neil Caron
Feb 282 min read


The Market Has Shifted: It’s a Buyer’s Market
For the first time in years, the U.S. housing market is tilting in favor of buyers. According to the latest data, trends suggest that...

Neil Caron
Feb 281 min read


Homebuyers Are Adjusting to the New Normal of 7% Mortgage Rates
Rates in the 7% range are just one of the obstacles to navigate at the start of the spring homebuying season. As the 2025 spring...

Neil Caron
Feb 272 min read
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