Mortgage Rates at Highest in More Than a Year
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate is at its highest in more than a year: 4.32 percent, according to Freddie...
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Stock Market Plunge: Is Real Estate Safe?
Is the stock market crashing? The short answer: no—the Dow is just a little bumpy right now. Monday's Wall Street...
Confidence in Housing Soars at Start of Year
Confidence in housing is breaking new records, soaring in January in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI). The...
Buyers Caught in Deadlock: NAR
Buying a home is a mark of the American Dream—but even though the desire exists, realizing it is a struggle,...
Affordable Housing and HELOC Deductibility Under New Tax Laws
The new tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017, celebrated as the Trump Administration's first major legislative victory, will...
Facebook Files Patent: Homeowner Data Could Reveal Socioeconomic Status
Have you scrolled by an ad on Facebook for new real estate signs—just a few hours after you searched for...
10-Year High Profits for Sellers
Homeowners are profiting when selling—and their average earnings haven't been this high since 2007. At the close of 2017, the...
CFPB ‘Constitutional’ After Appeals Court Ruling
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) organizational structure. The agency, which...
Mortgage Rates Up One-Quarter Percentage Point Since Start of Year
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate is 4.22 percent—hitting more than a one-quarter percentage point increase since the start of...
Pending Home Sales Edge Up
Pending home sales edged up in December, 0.5 percent in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index...
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