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The MBA reports that overall application volume is down yet again, with lingering economic uncertainty and affordability issues keeping prospective buyers on the sidelines.

Month-over-month, home prices fell 0.9% in May, as CoreLogic S&P Case-Shiller reports actions by the Federal Reserve to cool the market have made mortgage financing more expensive for buyers nationwide.

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 ...

A recent Quicken survey found that 21% of those polled planned to buy a first or new house in 2022, with 69% of that segment now reconsidering that move.

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 ...

With the Federal Reserve expected to take further action to address continued inflationary concerns, mortgage rates rose for the second consecutive week amidst softening market demand.

During a quarter of difficult buying conditions, Down Payment Resource’s Q2 2022 HPI report shows sufficient growth in homebuying assistance programs for the third consecutive quarter, despite economic conditions limiting available funding.

In 38 of the 50 largest U.S. metros, the monthly cost of renting a home is lower than buying a starter home. The median listed rent across these 50 analyzed metros was $1,876, growing by 14.1% during June 2021.

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.

Housing-market competition is declining rapidly due to higher mortgage rates and home prices, amid inflation and a falling stock market, causing many house hunters to drop out of the market completely.