Data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows a 21.7% increase in mortgage applications for the week ending August 9. The Refinance Index increased 37% from the previous week ...
Read More »Measuring Home Loan Performance
Mortgage delinquencies may be at a record low, but in some parts of the country, many borrowers are still struggling to make their payments.
Read More »What Millennial Homebuyers Want
Here’s what a study revealed about the features that millennials desire in their home and those they don’t. But which features were absolutely essential in guiding their home buying decision?
Read More »Overcoming Down Payment Barriers
While saving for a downpayment may seem to be the biggest deterrent for buyers looking to purchase a home in a big metro, a new study sheds light on how this challenge can be met.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Surveying the Market Landscape
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will release its latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Marketing Index on Thursday, August 15. July’s survey reported that shortages in labor and ...
Read More »Why Housing Remains a Challenge for Californians
Housing relief could still be a long way in the Golden State, where affordability and the demand-supply gap are making homebuyers and builders rethink their strategy.
Read More »The Growing Alternative to Homeownership
As homebuyers tackle the growing challenge of finding an affordable home, here’s how builders are rising to the growing demand for detached single-family units for rent.
Read More »GSE Tracking Consumer Confidence
Five of the six components that make up Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) saw monthly increases in July, and the overall HPSI increased to a survey ...
Read More »Surprising Markets Named Hottest in the Nation
Homebuyers are moving away from the expensive and big cities, and the smaller, less expensive markets are flourishing. According to a report by CNBC, which uses data from ...
Read More »What Effect Does a Recession Have on Home Values?
New analysis from Zillow shows that other than the housing-led Great Recession a decade ago, home values have continued to grow despite national and statewide recessions over the ...
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