Refinance Demand Buoys Mortgage Applications Uptick
Steady rates remaining in the low 6% range continue fueling refinance demand, rising the tide for a small increase this ...
Tag: Housing Affordability
Weeks of Steady Mortgage Rates Boosting Buyer Confidence
On the heels of a dismal January existing home sales report, mortgage rates holding steady around 6% for weeks brings ...
January Mega-Storm and Low Inventory Tank Home Sales
Slow inventory recovery, coupled with major snowstorms across half of the country, put a massive halt on existing-home sales in ...
Foreclosure Activity Remains High Annually as Affordability Challenges Persist
Even though 2026 is looking brighter, affordability—not just in homebuying but in homeownership—continues to face challenges as the market works ...
MBA: Affordability Challenges Driving Rise in Government-Backed Loan Activity
Applications for home loans remained essentially flat this week, declining slightly along with the refinance share of total mortgage activity, ...
Report: Rate Decline in January Opened Refinance Opportunity for Nearly 5 Million Homeowners
Early January declines in mortgage rates unlocked refinance opportunities for nearly five million borrowers and helped push affordability to a ...
Household Mobility Hits All-Time Low, With Fears of ‘Entrenched’ Barriers
Along with low interest rates and the infusion of money from federal stimulus, one of the factors that drove the ...
Mortgage Rates Continue to Hold Steady Around 6%
Housing market watchers say improving home affordability and inventory levels are short-term positives for home shoppers, but caution that the ...
Zillow’s January Market Report Shows Improving Affordability for Homebuyers
A new January market report shows home values have fallen on a monthly basis for six consecutive months and monthly ...
What to Know About the 2026 Housing Market So Far
Labeled a "transition" year for the housing market, 2026 will continue to shift and grow as it did at the ...
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