Prices Starting to Top Out
Home prices are starting to top out, with appreciation decelerating as the market moves toward a peak, according to the...
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February Jobs Impress
Fed Has Green Light February brought the economy an impressive 313,000 jobs and 4.1 percent unemployment, with average hourly wages...
Changes Coming to USDA Rural Housing Loan Eligibility
Access to affordable, safe mortgage financing is a struggle for many rural Americans. Large banks and mortgage lenders often do...
HUD Considers Changes to Mission Statement, ‘Free From Discrimination’ Possibly Removed
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is considering modifying its mission statement, eliminating "free from discrimination," reported...
Confidence in Housing U-Turns
Confidence in housing u-turned in February in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), with the HPSI overall posting...
Mortgage Rates Rise for Ninth Straight Week
Mortgage rates are rising still, with the average, 30-year, fixed rate up for the ninth straight week, according to Freddie...
Buying for the First Time? Look Southeast
Buyers fresh to the market are necessary—often, as a catalyst for other transactions. Currently, first-timers are in limbo, unable to...
CoreLogic: Explosive Home Prices to Reduce Speed
The growth in home prices is set to slow this year, according to CoreLogic's latest Home Price Index (HPI®) Report....
Even With Headwinds, Hispanic Homeownership Rises
Hispanics are a dominating force in homeownership, closing in on their pre-downturn homeownership rate sooner than the U.S. as a...
Consumer Confidence Leaps
Consumer confidence leapt in February, posting a 130.8 reading in the latest Consumer Confidence Index® from The Conference Board. The...
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