Source: CNBC —Â Manhattan apartment sales fell by 29% in the fourth quarter, sparking fears of a frozen market in which buyers and sellers stay on the sidelines due to economic and rate fears. There were 2,546 sales in the quarter, down from 3,560 last year,...
Source: MPA Mag —Â Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals rose in November 2022, but mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to its lowest level since mid-2020, according to lending data released by the Bank of England (BoE) on Wednesday. The central...
Source: Fortune — Throughout 2022, mortgage interest rates steadily ticked upward in a march that priced many prospective homebuyers out of the market. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage began last year at around 3.26%, and by the time December...
Source: CNN Business — Washington, DCCNN — Last year was a wild ride in the US housing market. Mortgage rates doubled and sales plummeted, triggering the longest month-to-month slump on record. A lot of would-be buyers and sellers watched from the sidelines....
Source: Insider —Â It’s easy to blame remote workers for the pandemic’s chaotic housing market. Highly paid white-collar employees who exercised their newfound freedom and turned once cheap locales into expensive “Zoomtowns” make for...
HUD Raises Section 184 Mortgage Guarantee Fee 50%, Effective Oct. 1
