Mortgage Rates Up Nearly 100 Basis Points Since Start of Iran War
Mortgage rates continue to climb, this week reaching their highest point since January 2025, and leaving buyers with an uphill ...
Tag: Housing Affordability
Homebuyers Pausing Purchases as Rates Continue to Climb
Homebuyers and owners looking to refinance pushed the pause button again this week as rates soared over 7%, a move ...
Industry Unites to Launch ‘Let America Build’ Campaign to Address Housing Supply, Affordability
From portal giants to brokerages, associations, lenders, nonprofits, industry media outlets and more, colleagues from across the real estate industry ...
In ‘the Market That Could Have Been,’ Mortgage Rates Hit 14-Month High
Mortgage rates ticked up again this week, seemingly caught in an ongoing cycle of upward pressure as renewed tensions in ...
Water Restrictions Out West Not a ‘Crisis,’ but Threaten Affordability: Experts
Across the West, 35 to 40 million people rely on the Colorado River Basin for water. The region is experiencing ...
Homebuyers Pull Back as Rates Climb to Highest Point Since June 2025
As U.S. homebuyers continue to navigate a bittersweet housing market–one where inventory is becoming more balanced in many markets but ...
CEO Panel: Affordability–Real Solutions for a Real Problem
Above, from left, Keith Smith, Ken Baris, Katey McGrath, Ennis Antoine and John Featherston Housing affordability in the U.S. remains ...
Inventory-Balanced Markets Buoy Home-Purchase Application Activity
In the-real-estate-market-that-could, home-purchase applications ticked up this past week as increased inventory in many markets seems to be buoying transaction ...
Zillow Reports 1.78 Million Rent Payments to Credit Bureaus Through Rent Reporting Program
Zillow has reported more than 1.78 million on-time rent payments to credit bureaus at no cost to participating renters since ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change; Inflation Sidelining Would-Be Buyers
Buyers who are waiting for rates to come down before making their home purchase will likely have to wait until ...
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