Mortgage Applications Increase for the First Time in Weeks
In the wake of mortgage rates reaching an 11-month low last week, mortgage applications have broken their downward streak—increasing in ...
Tag: Housing Affordability
Mortgage Rates Drop to 11-Month Lows as Market Eyes Fed Rate Cuts
Homebuyers and existing borrowers in the market to refinance are finally getting some long-awaited mortgage-rate relief. The average 30-year, fixed-rate ...
Western States Advocate for Housing Reform, Affordability
State housing leaders recently gathered during a webinar titled, “Unpacking Housing Policy Reforms in California, Arizona and Nevada” to discuss ...
Low Rates Fall Short in Kickstarting Mortgage Applications
Mortgage applications decreased again for the third consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The volume of mortgage ...
Mortgage Rates Hit Another Low
Sliding down another two basis points, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate drop this week brought the figure to a ...
Inflation Outpaces Home-Price Increase in ‘Transitioning’ Market
The June 2025 edition of the S&P Cotality (formerly known as CoreLogic) Case-Schiller National Home Price NSA Index reports that ...
States Pioneer New Playbook to Combat Housing Crisis
Three Western states are seeing policy momentum to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis, but financing challenges continue to be ...
Average 30-Year-Fixed Hits Lowest Rate Since October
Seeing a third week of declines and the lowest point since October, decreasing mortgage rates saw purchase applications and especially ...
Refi’s Surge Following Mortgage Rate Decreases
Following the notable decrease in the average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate this past week, mortgage application volume increased again this week, ...
Mortgage Rates Drop to 4-Month Low
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped nine basis points since last week, its lowest level since April. According to ...
Factors That Suggest a Buyer’s Market (and Ones That Don’t)
A market favorable to buyers doesn’t mean buyers will take advantage of it, or that every facet of the market is tilted heavily toward homebuyers. Read more.
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