Market Studies

Homebuyer affordability numbers seem to have stabilized in June, with the national median payment that loan applicants applied for fell by $4 from $1,897 in May to $1,893 ...

Senior homeowners, defined as those aged over 62-years-old, saw their housing wealth grow by an average of 4.91%, roughly equating $520 billion, during the first quarter of 2022 ...

Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, comments on the most recent Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey, which found that major lenders are working on cutting costs amid a tumultuous real estate market.

It’s no secret that the pandemic threw a wrench in the housing market upending traditional moving and migration patterns as those with the means fled crowded urban areas ...

Signing bonuses are a widespread practice within the mortgage business, and STRATMOR Group Senior Partner Jim Cameron analyzed the industry’s approach toward them by highlighting how bonuses are structured, and how new data and tools can help lenders understand more about the potential of the loan officers they're retaining.

Potential is defined as the latent ability for a thing to develop into something bigger in the future. Currently, the housing market is trying to find a new ...

Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, explains why current conditions mean adjustable-rate mortgages “could be a game-changer for many first-time homebuyers."

As costs continue to rise and buyers are priced out of their local market, Redfin has found that the length of time a home is on the market ...

The research arm of Fannie Mae has moved its recession prediction from the second to the first quarter of 2023. Here are insights from Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

The National Association of Realtors’ latest Existing Home Sales Report shows that home prices have now increased for 124 consecutive months.