Home Price Growth Slows, With Affordability Weighing on Sun Belt
Despite consumers’ current wariness about the economy, the latest data on home prices shows that sentiment has not caught up ...
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Mortgage Rates See Little Change, Economists See Some Market Stability
Mortgage rates saw very little change this week—similar to recent weeks—as some market stability starts to form, according to Freddie ...
New-Home Sales Climb, but Economists See Devil in the Details
During March 2025, new single-family home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 724,000. Per the latest findings ...
Mortgage Applications, Refis Down Again After Rates Hit 2-Week High Point
Two weeks after the average 30-year mortgage rate hit its lowest level since October and home purchase applications surged 20%, ...
GSE Privatization Under Trump ‘Highly Unlikely’ Anytime Soon, Says Former Freddie Mac CEO
Above, Don Layton Sharing his insights on the Trump administration’s approach to GSE (government-sponsored enterprise) privatization, former CEO of Freddie ...
Realtor.com: 81% of Homesellers Expect Offers to Meet or Exceed Expectations
Homesellers find themselves in an advantageous position this spring selling season, with a definitive 81% of recent survey respondents expecting ...
As Mortgage Rates Climb, Buyers Should ‘Stress-Test Their Budgets’ as Competing Economic Forces Leave Rate Future Unknown
Following the sharp sell-off in government bonds last week that pushed the 10-year treasury yield up to 4.5%, as is ...
Median Home Prices and Buyers’ Qualifying Income Came Down in February
The housing market inched toward greater friendliness for buyers in February 2025, according to the latest findings from the National ...
Mortgage Rates Remain Steady Amid ‘Back-and-Forth’ Over Tariffs, Economic Uncertainty
As markets respond to tariff uncertainty and a surprise surge earlier this week in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, a ...
Amid Economic Uncertainty, Mortgage Applications Surge After Rates Hit Lowest Point Since October
Amid recent economic uncertainty, homebuyers and owners took advantage of falling mortgage rates that dipped to their lowest point since ...
6 Musts to Share With Buyers About Why You Rule Over AI
“AI can summarize what has been published about a property,” says one real estate professional. “The trouble is that some of the most important information has not been published, is no longer current or cannot be understood without seeing the home.” Read more.
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