2020 Saw The Largest Housing Market Growth In 15 Years

By: Gem Home Loans

Last year was an unusual year for the housing market. Expectations of a busy spring sales season were dashed when the coronavirus took hold and mitigation efforts caused interested...

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2020 Marks New High In Home Sales

By: Gem Home Loans

The number of previously owned homes sold last year was the most in any year since 2006, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. Sales...

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Home Values Rise In Early 2021

By: Gem Home Loans

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices have been considered among the leading measures of US home prices for decades. According to their most recent release, prices are still rising,...

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Is It Time To Check Your Credit Score?

By: Gem Home Loans

Your credit score is the kind of thing that’s easy to forget about until you need it. It doesn’t seem to matter much until it’s the difference between getting...

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Winter Is Cold But The Housing Market Is Still Hot

By: Gem Home Loans

Typically, during the winter, the homes available for sale are mostly those that have been on the market a while because they’re priced too high or have issues. After...

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No Seeing Is Believing

By: Gem Home Loans

How we buy homes has undergone a significant transformation in the past year. The proof is in newly released data that shows a record number of recent homebuyers who...

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Relocation Still Viable For Many Home Buyers

By: Gem Home Loans

Remote work has Americans spreading out and the trend doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon. More and more, Americans are moving further from city centers and...

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4th Quarter Housing Contracts Hit New High

By: Gem Home Loans

November is mostly known for darker days, colder weather, and Thanksgiving. It’s not typically known for home shopping. But this year, buyer demand has been anything but typical –...

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Listings Rise As House Inventory Falls

By: Gem Home Loans

The number of homes for sale was already low at the beginning of 2020. It only got worse from there. The pandemic, along with surging buyer demand, led to...

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House Buyers Still Optimistic Despite Pandemic and Politics

By: Gem Home Loans

Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index measures Americans’ perception of the current housing market and their personal financial situation. The index serves as a gauge of how optimistic consumers...

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