Prices are holding up in the Northeast and Midwest, but are down from a year ago in more than 70 percent of Western markets and…
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The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment fell 11 percent from March to April and is now lower than it was during the Great…
While only 23 percent of Americans surveyed by mortgage giant Fannie Mae in November thought it was a good time to buy a home, that’s…
More than 8 in 10 Americans still said it was a bad time to buy a home, and mortgage rates have been climbing again since…
Elevated mortgage rates and home prices are creating challenges for many homebuyers, and 86% said May was a bad time to buy — a new…
Fading hopes that mortgage rates will come down in the next 12 months are primary drag on Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index, but job…
Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey suffered its sixth-straight month of declines — and the lowest reading in a decade — as market conditions pushed buyers…
Although 76 percent said it was a good time to sell, rising mortgage rates are likely to make some would-be sellers reluctant to give up…