Tag: Housing Affordability

As we head into 2026, mortgage rates are expected to remain in line with today’s rates, which, while not the ...

The lock-in effect—the gap between existing mortgage payments and the cost of financing a home today—continues to widely affect housing ...

Home purchase application activity continues to fluctuate with an increase this past week but mortgage watchers say the bigger picture ...

Delistings are rising as sellers are pulling back from the market in response to a lack of offers from buyers, ...

This year is on track to end with a slower than average housing market, but will 2026 kick real estate ...

Mortgage rates improved for the second straight week according to new Freddie Mac data, showing a continued lean toward a ...

Home purchase application activity fluctuated over the Thanksgiving holiday period, both increasing and decreasing over the past few weeks. This ...

Mortgage rates continued to see little movement again this week, a recent pattern that economists say is a positive for ...

After a period of relatively steady activity, home purchase applications fell back this week as mortgage rates reached recent multi-week ...

Real estate firms are reporting housing affordability and rising as the biggest challenges they face, and expect to continue facing, ...