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For Sale By Owners Tend to be Rural, Lower-Income Sellers in the U.S.
Based on new research by Zillow over the past three years, For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) made up 4-6% of all home listings nationally, which translated to roughly 63,000 homes for sale during September 2021. The research also found that FSBOs are most common in rural areas and tend to be more affordable.
U.S. Pending Home Sales Jump 7.5 Percent in October
Contract activity rose month-over-month in each of the four major U.S. regions. On a year-over-year basis, however, transactions were split, as two regions reported drops and two others posted gains.
Black Friday Shopper Traffic Spikes at U.S. Malls and Shopping Centers
Based on a new CBRE Retail Property Management survey at 16 of the malls and large-format retail centers that it manages across the U.S. found the following regarding results from this past Thanksgiving weekend.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Mid-November
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 19, 2021, U.S. mortgage applications increased 1.8 percent from one week earlier.
