Source: Mortgage News Daily — Mortgage rates have been volatile in 2022. Most of that volatility has played out in the form of higher rates. The past 2 weeks have been a notable exception. To understand why this is happening, we first need to consider that...
Source: Mortgage News Daily — Inflation is the enemy of low interest rates. As such, the mortgage market was waiting patiently for this week’s key inflation report released this morning. Thankfully, it showed inflation was running a bit cooler than...
Source: Realty Biz News — Would you buy a home you’ve never seen in person? That’s exactly what more and more home buyers are doing, thanks to changes in the real estate industry brought on by COVID-19, and the rapid development of sophisticated technology that...
Source: RisMedia— NextHome’s Humans Over Houses mantra has catapulted the franchisor to record-setting growth. The company added 135 offices between 2019 and 2021, making it No. 1 in office growth in the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2021 Residential...
Source: Keeping Current Matters — A recent survey from Bankrate asks prospective buyers to identify the biggest obstacles in their homebuying journey. It found that 36% of those polled said saving for a down payment is one of their primary hurdles to buying a...
Source: Bankrate — In a reversal from the rapid rise in recent weeks, the average rate on 30-year mortgages dipped to 5.85 percent this week from 5.91 last week, according to Bankrate’s national survey of large lenders. The Federal Reserve raised...
