February

South Carolina Real Estate in February: Sales Up 13% YoY, Inventory Down 46% YoY

Note: I’m posting data for many local markets around the U.S. The story is the same everywhere … inventory is at record lows. From the South Carolina Realtors for the entire state: Closed sales in February 2021 were 7,127, up 13.4% from 6,284 in February 2020. Active Listings in February 2021 were 14,253, down 46.3% […]

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February Easily The Worst Month For Rates in Long Time

Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch There are still 4 business days left in the month of February and thus still 4 days for the bond market to undergo an epic recovery that helps mortgage rates come back down. But traders and market-watchers alike have pined for–if not outright expected–such a recovery several times in the […]

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Weekly Retail Update: February 12, 2021

Unfortunately for malls, especially class C and D traditionally enclosed shopping centers for which account for majority of all U.S. malls, there are substantial retail space vacancies. www.nar.realtor – Research

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REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: February 2019 Highlights

First-time buyers accounted for 32 percent of sales (29 percent in February 2018). www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes

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