Source: abc4 — (NewsNation) — New home construction continues at a rapid pace, but new sales data shows the market may be cooling down, slightly. In April, sales dropped by 17%, the biggest dip in nearly a decade, according to data released last week by the...
Source: CNN — (CNN)US home prices continued to surge higher in March, as buyers raced to lock in homes before the average mortgage rate hit 5%. Home prices rose 20.6% in March from the year before, an even higher rate than the 20% growth seen in February,...
Source: Fortune — Fundamental economics tells us that home price growth and income growth are interwoven. Neither can outrun the other for very long. That is what’s concerning about the pandemic’s housing boom: Over the past year, home price growth (20.6%) is...
Source: Bankrate — Mortgage rates are notoriously difficult to predict. They rise and fall based on market sentiment, headlines and a variety of economic indicators. Here’s a look at what could move markets this week. The major dose of economic news comes...
Source: Business Insider — Mortgage rates continue to hold steady around 5%. Rates have been inching down for the past few weeks after hitting a peak of 5.3% in the second week of May. Even though rates are softening slightly, they’re still having an...
Source: CNBC — With the stock market getting volatile but the housing market still hot, reverse mortgages have become a more attractive tool for older Americans who need cash for retirement but want to stay in their homes. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage loan...