Researchers say government support throughout the pandemic, and improving employment rates have enabled many borrowers to remain current on their mortgages.
Read More »More Than $2.5T in Home Sales Forecast for 2021
A new forecast finds that home sales this year will be spurred by a combination of record low rates and a wave of migration due to telework situations.
Read More »Government Regulations Factoring Into Rise of Home Prices
Regulations continue to account for an increasing share of the costs associated with the construction of a new home, to the tune of nearly $94,000 on average.
Read More »Homeownership Among People of Color Expected to Increase
While homeowners of color will dominate the growth rate overall, it will look vastly different from one state to another, researchers say.
Read More »Rising Rates No Obstacle to Millennials
Millennial homebuyers shook off a slight rise in rates in March as this segment of the market continues to lead the homeownership charge.
Read More »Homebuying Sentiment Turns Net Negative
For the first time in Home Purchase Sentiment Index's history, six components decreased month-over-month, most notably the component related to homebuying conditions.
Read More »Loan Originator Commissions Increase in Q1
Refinance and purchase loan volume drove up loan originators' and processors' compensation despite a minimal decline in basis points paid per loan.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Continue Trend to Refi-Friendly Lows
With jobless claims dropping and a decline in Treasury yields, here's where mortgage rates stand with the spring homebuying season in full swing.
Read More »Home Availability Imbalance Continues
The high cost of supplies is impeding the growth of new homes, as homebuilders are further hamstrung in a market seeking greater supply.
Read More »‘Mixed Bag of Action’ in the Mortgage Market
Low housing inventory and high demand are pushing prices higher and “weighing down on activity," economists report.
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