Fannie Mae economists now expect that when the final numbers are in, sales of new and existing homes will grow by 4.7 percent to 6.8…
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Homesellers have been pushing list prices to new heights, but a report released Thursday by OJO Labs indicates buyers aren’t as eager to shell out…
The Fed could begin tapering as soon as November, adding momentum to market forces that have been pushing mortgage rates up in recent weeks. Source:…
Baby boomers made gains over first-time homebuyers in the decade before the pandemic, growing to 24 percent of recent home purchases in 2019, according to…
Rates creeped upward once again across all major mortgage types, part of a rise from their all-time lows earlier this year, according to Freddie Mac’s…
The number of foreclosed properties rose 34 percent in the third quarter of the year, but remained below their typical historical levels. Source: Inman News
Despite market headwinds, housing affordability improved for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors’ August Housing Affordability Index. Affordability improved on…
With news of Tesla bringing its headquarters to Austin and a factory nearing its opening, agents are advising sellers nearby to think big. Source: Inman…
Total delinquency rates dropped 4.2 percent in July, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 6.5 percent observed in July 2020, according to new data released…