Pending Home Sales on an Upswing

Pending home sales increased again in March, affirming that a surge of home sales is unfolding for the spring home buying season, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending… Read More

Luxury homes owners default at twice US rate (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1 million are defaulting at almost twice the U.S. rate, and some are turning to so-called short sales to unload properties as stock-market losses and pay cuts squeeze wealthy borrowers.

Luxury Homeowners Turn to ‘Short Sales’ as Loan Defaults Rise (Bloomberg)

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1 million are defaulting at almost twice the U.S. rate and some are turning to so-called short sales to unload properties as stock-market losses and pay cuts squeeze wealthy borrowers.