First-time homebuyers are still crushing the mortgage market when compared with repeat buyers, according to a recent report. Here are the factors influencing their decision to buy in a highly competitive market.
Read More »Is Home Value Growth Cooling?
Price increases across the U.S. are still going strong. But according to a new report, they might not be as strong as they have been these last few years.
Read More »Home Sales Have a Strong Summer
A new report shows that home sales increased in summer, despite some excessively tight inventories. But, there’s more to the numbers than meets the eye.
Read More »RoundPoint Mortgage Partners with Bay Point Advisors
Through the sub-servicing partnership, RoundPoint Mortgage will service the borrowers for Bay Point Advisors.
Read More »Owners and Appraisers Agree on Home Values
Although they’ve clashed on valuations in the past, appraisers and homeowners are very nearly in agreement, a new study found. But there’s a single U.S. city where they’re seeing completely eye to eye.
Read More »Fannie Mae Weighs in on Housing and Economy
The 2018 full-year forecast for the economy was upgraded by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group. Here’s how housing fared in the forecast.
Read More »Mortgage Balances Grow, As Does Household Debt
A report by the New York Fed pointed to rising mortgage balances among households in the second quarter. Here’s a break down of how housing and non-housing debt contributed to what households owed.
Read More »Housing Starts and Building Permits Rise
Permits and starts for home construction projects rose in July, according to the latest housing starts survey by the Census Bureau. Will this rise lead to balancing the inventory crunch?
Read More »Predicting the Housing Market in Q3 and Beyond
From inventory shortages to increasing costs a webinar looked at how the housing market was likely to perform in the third quarter of 2018 and next year. Click through for the projections.
Read More »The Drivers Impacting Home Buying Decisions
A new survey found a steady decline of homebuyer confidence in the housing market, led by millennials. What’s causing young Americans to pause on their decision to purchase a home?
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