Mortgage rates continued to decline, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.76% as of Feb. 27, down from last week when it averaged 6.85%. A year ago at this time, it...
Pending home sales dropped during January, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, tumbled by 4.6% to 70.6 in January, an...
The Trump administration has set an April 14 deadline for federal agency director to submit plans for moving offices to “less-costly parts of the country.” The Washington Post reports the guidance was issued by the directors of the Office of Management and Budget and...
Carter Multifamily, a Carter Funds company, has paid $37.7 million to acquire a 166-unit garden-style multifamily community located in Melbourne, Florida. Located in the state’s Space Coast, southeast of Orlando, the property was formerly known as The Palm Bay...
A total of 1.64 million mortgages for residential properties were issued during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to new data from ATTOM. This represents a 3% drop from the third quarter, but it was also a 14% spike from the fourth quarter of 2023. ATTOM noted...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8
