Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since January 2022
Consumer confidence rose to 109.7 in June, up from 102.5 in May—the highest recorded reading since January 2022, according to ...
Tag: Housing Market
April Home Prices Mark First Annual Decline in Over a Decade
The cooling effect of elevated mortgage rates and affordability challenges on home prices has held firm in recent months, as ...
Huge Increase in New-Home Sales Sweeps Up First-Time Buyers
Adding to a slew of recent positive news around housing, the latest data shows new-home sales rising significantly in May, ...
Millions Priced Out of Homeownership This Year, Researchers Find
Cost burdens and affordability have become two of the most acute, most urgent issues to emerge from the last three ...
Mortgage Mix: Continued Rate Declines Fuel Further Mortgage Activity
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. ...
MoveEasy Rebrands as LiveEasy
MoveEasy has announced a rebrand. The company has rolled out its new Rental Dashboard and fully launched its Homeownership Dashboard, ...
New Report Predicts Lower-Than-Expected Home Sales
After turbulence in the banking sector and an overall shaky first half of 2023 characterized by high mortgage rates and ...
Existing-Home Sales Barely Spike in May
The National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) most recent existing-home sales report shows that existing-home sales rose 0.2% in April, reaching ...
Mortgage Rates Continue to Slide Down
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.67% this week, another decline from last week’s dip to 6.69%. This is the ...
Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Point to Recession
The Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell by 0.7% in May to 106.7, continuing the recent trend of decline from April ...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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