Jeff Howard

Get your home summer-ready with these warm-weather improvements.

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Warm Weather Improvements — JH Warm weather improvements. Clear the roof and gutters. Update exterior lighting. Refresh exterior paint. Tackle outdoor landscaping. Spend time planting fresh flowers. Dust off your patio furniture. Check your railings, fences and walkways

Market conditions have been consistently cooling in the past several weeks. Because we’re still in the Seller’s zone, prices have not yet begun to drop. It may take a few more weeks of slack demand for prices to reflect and begin to fall. Expect prices to fall if the index persistently falls to the Buyer’s zone.

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Steven Thomas from Reports on Housing shares his thoughts on rising interest rates, affordability, and housing demand in Southern California.

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Rising Interests Rate and Its Impact on the Housing Market — JH Mortgage rates are climbing to levels we haven't seen in over a decade, effectively tempering demand during what is typically the hottest time of year for housing. Demand usually rises during April, yet it has fallen over the last month. What effect does this have on affordability? How much has the

Did you know?

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Did You Know? — JH Did you know? Thirty-year fixed-rate conforming mortgages rose, on average, to 5.37%, up from 5.20% a week earlier while rates for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.68%, up from 4.44% the week previous.