Housing Affordability Posts Solid Gain, but Still Much Lower From a Year Ago
The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) tracks updates in housing affordability. The data ...
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Mortgage Rates Decline After a Three-Week Ascent
After three weeks of hikes, mortgage rates did an about-face this week. According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey ...
Affordability Struggles Persist, With New Challenges Emerging
Tightening credit availability is adding to affordability struggles as rates remain elevated, inventory shortages worsen and home prices strengthen, according ...
Fourth Straight Week of Decreases for Mortgage Applications
Mortgage applications decreased 1.4% this week, down from a 3.7% decrease the previous week and reaching its fourth-straight week of ...
Mortgage Originations Fall to 20-Year Low
In Q1 2023, 1.25 million mortgages secured by residential properties (1 to 4 units) were originated, down 19% from Q4 ...
Mortgage Mix: Modest Decline in Rates and Applications
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. ...
Mortgage Delinquencies Hit All-Time Low in March
For the month of March, 2.6% of all mortgages were in some stage of delinquency, a 0.3 percentage point decrease ...
Mortgage Rates Jump to Highest Point Since November
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.79% this week, up from 6.57% last week. This is according to the latest ...
Third Straight Week of Mortgage Application Decreases
Mortgage applications dipped again this week, down 3.7%, from last week’s 4.6% decrease, the third straight week of decreases, according ...
Mortgage Mix: Debt-Ceiling Uncertainty Influences Mortgage Market
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. ...
Top 4 ‘Don’t Bother’ Projects to Flag for Your Home Sellers
There’s a big difference in value between making improvements when planning to stay in a home versus prepping it for the market. Read more.
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