Experts discuss the ways one measurement impacts the other, and explain why pending- and new-home sales stats "aren’t always perfectly correlated."
Read More »Analyzing 2020’s Mortgage Market Stats
An economist digs deep into trends beyond the obvious—what kind of borrowers got home financing, how mortgages were structured, and how Americans managed debt.
Read More »Powell: Economic Recovery Remains Uneven, Incomplete, Uncertain
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve testified that, among other things, the Fed will keep interest rates near zero.
Read More »What Might Widespread Vaccination Mean for Housing’s Supply Shortage?
Increased immunity might mean an injection of inventory into the market, but other factors could contribute to the already strong demand, economists expect.
Read More »Rates, Supply Shortage Drives Home-Price Surge
Home-price data reflect the well-established notion that 2020 was an unprecedented year, and a historic level of growth reveals the housing market is no exception.
Read More »Mortgage Applications Just Short of Record Numbers
The stats represent a strong start to 2021, according to industry experts.
Read More »Housing Market Potential Positioned for Growth
Economists anticipate that housing-demand dynamics will offset the negative impact of the country's limited supply of for-sale homes.
Read More »Home Sales See Near 25% YOY Rise
NAR finds housing still in high demand as vaccinations are rolled out and stimulus measures are passed to start 2021.
Read More »Examining Opportunity Zone Home Price Trends
How are home prices performing in Opportunity Zones when compared to those in more well-off markets? A new report examines the data.
Read More »Mortgage Rates ‘Start Slow Climb’
Freddie Mac has released the results of its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing 30-year fixed-rate mortgages (FRM) averaging 2.81%, with an average 0.7 point, up from ...
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