California is poised to make history for offering state-financed mortgage assistance to illegal immigrants. According to combined media reports, the proposed legislation AB 1840 would require the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loans program to overlook...
Rocket Mortgage, a part of Detroit-headquartered Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), is now offering its “Welcome Home RateBreak” program for lowering mortgage payments. According to the company, eligible borrowers in the program can receive a mortgage rate...
The median monthly mortgage payment was $2,587 during the four weeks ending Aug. 18, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This marked the lowest level since February and a 0.1% dip from one year ago – as well as the first time in four years that monthly...
Mortgage rates were down slightly in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.46% as of Aug. 22, down from last week when it averaged 6.49%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 7.23%....
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are updating their Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs). The GSEs first issued their PMIERs in...
Total home sales are expected to come in lower than previously expected through the rest of this year and will not pick up meaningfully until further into in 2025, according to a new forecast from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research Group. The...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 10-14
