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Freddie Mac Reports Mortgage Rate Drop

Freddie Mac Reports Mortgage Rate Drop

by Phil Hall | Apr 6, 2023 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) reported a downward trend in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.28% as of April 6, down from last week when it averaged 6.32%. A year ago at this time, the rate averaged 4.72%. The 15-year...
New York City Leads Nation in Property Taxes

New York City Leads Nation in Property Taxes

by Phil Hall | Apr 6, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Living in the Big Apple comes with big price tags, especially regarding property taxes. According to a new data study from LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE), New York City has the highest median property tax among the nation’s 50 largest metros. Homeowners in the City That...
Housing Industry Coach Gibran Nicholas Declares Candidacy for Democratic Presidential Nomination

Housing Industry Coach Gibran Nicholas Declares Candidacy for Democratic Presidential Nomination

by Phil Hall | Apr 6, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, WRE News Exclusive

Gibran Nicholas, one of the most prominent professional coaches in the housing industry, has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Democratic Presidential nomination. The 43-year-old Nicholas is founder and CEO of Momentifi, a financial information and content...
$339.8 Billion Collected in U.S. Single-Family Home Property Taxes in 2022

$339.8 Billion Collected in U.S. Single-Family Home Property Taxes in 2022

by Phil Hall | Apr 6, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New data from ATTOM has determined that $339.8 billion in property taxes were levied on single-family homes during 2022, a 3.6% increase from the $328 billion harvested in 2021. However, while the increase was more than double the 1.6% growth in 2021, it was also...
FHFA Updates GSEs’ Equitable Housing Finance Plans

FHFA Updates GSEs’ Equitable Housing Finance Plans

by Phil Hall | Apr 6, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Equitable Housing Finance Plans for 2023. According to the FHFA, the updates build upon the inaugural plans that the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) first...
Mortgage Applications Down 4.1%

Mortgage Applications Down 4.1%

by Phil Hall | Apr 5, 2023 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage applications were on the decline, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 31. The MBA’s Market Composite Index took a 4.1% drop on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier...
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