Economists Say Steady Mortgage Rates Are Spurring Sales but They Remain Cautious Over Tariffs Fallout
Real estate economists are pointing to this week’s mortgage rate activity as a possible bellwether for the remainder of the ...
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Inventory Is Picking Up, but Are Homebuyers Responding?
In March 2025, new home listings reached the biggest March jump since 2022 with a 10.2% year-over-year rise, according to ...
Mortgage Applications Continue Recent Downward Trend
Home purchase activity ticked down again for the third-straight week but overall activity has been up annually since January as ...
Millennial Homebuyers Seek Quality Over Quantity: NAHB
A recent analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found that millennial homebuyers prefer more square footage when ...
Mortgage Mix: Significant HUD, FHFA Policy Shifts and Terminations Affect Housing
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday ...
How Are First-Time Buyers Faring as Mortgage Rates Hold Steady?
Mortgage rates ticked down a little this week as experts point to ongoing stability in rates being a plus for ...
Mortgage Applications Down but Activity at a Notable Pace
Mortgage application activity was down a bit from last week, but remained at a noteworthy weekly and annual pace. According ...
New Home Sales Increase in February After January Decline
A slight decline in mortgage rates, coupled with limited existing inventory, helped new home sales inch higher in February, in ...
Mortgage Rates Remain Steady
Mortgage rates remained steady this week, in a holding pattern in the mid-sixes now for several weeks. The latest Primary ...
Mortgage Applications Down but Overall See 6-Week High
While mortgage applications were down this past week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) pointed to steadier mortgage rates and increased ...
RISMedia Headliners: Innovating for the Future
Succeeding in the new year will take more than determination and hard work—it will require utilizing technology that facilitates efficiency and increased business. In this in-depth feature, real estate tech leaders share the innovations they believe will give agents and brokers a competitive advantage in 2026. Read more.
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