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This article is brought to you by Legacy Lending Home Loans!New Home Sales, which measures signed contracts on new homes, were down 6.6% in June, which was a significant miss and beneath expectations of a 3.4% gain. Looking at inventory levels - There were only 353,000 new homes for sale, which is up 7% from May. The Median home price was reported at $362,000, which is down 5% from the previous report and up 6% year over year. Taking a deeper look at the sales and inventory – 77% of the sales in June were for... read more

More than 1 in 5 homeowners who stayed put during the pandemic opted to refinance their mortgages over the past year, according to a new survey published by Zillow. The Seattle-based real estate tech company found that roughly half of those who refinanced last year saved at least $300 per month by doing so. Still, many homeowners declined to refinance because of the difficulty of the process or the high fees involved, Zillow’s survey found... read more