Home prices are soaring and sellers seemed less reluctant to list their homes in June, yet inventory in every metro area remains very low.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Forecasting the Path of the Industry
Where is the industry going? Where are rates headed? A new webinar will help chart the course for the remainder of Q3 and the remainder of 2021.
Read More »All-Cash Sales on the Rise
A new study finds affluent American homebuyers are benefitting from a surging stock market and the flexibility to relocate to more affordable parts of the U.S.
Read More »Cost of Materials Restricting Home Construction Growth
The demand for home inventory continues, despite contractors being impacted by cost increases, supply shortages, and transport bottlenecks.
Read More »FHFA Waives Adverse Market Refi Fee
Savings will be passed on to consumers, as lenders will no longer be required to pay the GSEs a fee when they deliver refinanced mortgages.
Read More »The Gradual Shift to Digital Mortgages
Fannie Mae reports that while homebuyers embraced the digital mortgage process throughout the pandemic, the move to all-digital isn’t likely to happen overnight.
Read More »Homebuyers Seek a Piece of the Shrinking Pie
Competition remains strong among buyers, as a new analysis reveals homes spent 30% fewer days on the market in June year-over-year, highlighting continued competition amongst buyers
Read More »Mortgage Rates Slide for the Third Consecutive Week
Rates drop even further below 3%, as more are taking advantage of both purchase and refi opportunities with rates in continued record-low territories.
Read More »Interfirst Announces New Non-Owner-Occupied Offering
New program is built upon a single interest rate with no adjustments, the first as part of the company's new Independence Series of mortgage products.
Read More »U.S. Bank Taps Tendayi Kapfidze as New Head of Economic Analysis
Macroeconomic and financial analyst joins U.S. Bank to focus on the factors trending in the mortgage marketplace.
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