The MBA reports that purchase activity was down 10% year-over-year, as inventory shortages and higher mortgage rates are dampening demand.
Read More »Mortgage Payments Outpace Rent in Majority of U.S. Metros
As housing costs rise and demand begins to slow, inventory continues to recover from February lows, as new data reveals mortgage payments have surpassed rents in 45 of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
Read More »Home Sellers Nationwide Dropping Prices in Pandemic Hot Spots
Price drops have become increasingly common throughout the U.S., particularly in parts of Utah and other mid-sized metros in the West, according to a new report from Redfin. ...
Read More »May Housing Completions Jump 9.1% Month-Over-Month
Hitting the highest rate recorded in 15 years, housing completions rose in May, a sign that construction bottlenecks may be easing.
Read More »Mortgage Applications for New Home Purchases Slip in May
New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) for May 2022 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases have decreased an overall 5% in ...
Read More »May Home Sales Down YoY as Inventory Grows
RE/MAX has released its National Housing Report for May 2022, and although May is deemed one of the most active months of the year for home sales, closings ...
Read More »Average New Home Size Drops to 2,480-Square Feet
The size of the average American starter home has been consistently decreasing, falling to just under approximately 2,500-square feet.
Read More »Townhouses Remain the Most Competitive Property Type
According to a new report from Redfin, nearly 58% of home offers written by Redfin agents nationwide faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, marking the ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Predicts Lower Home Sales, Originations in 2022-2023
“Tightening financial conditions are slowing economic activity, and consumers are drawing down savings and increasingly relying on credit cards as they seek to maintain current levels of consumption,” said Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan.
Read More »Study Finds Americans Possess Minimal Knowledge of Housing Matters
New data shows Americans are as baffled by how real estate works as they are about cryptocurrency. According to a new Zillow survey, the study finds most Americans ...
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