Lower-income Americans accounted for roughly one in five (20.6%) new mortgages issued in 2023, a level not seen since 2018, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). The newly reported level represents a step down from the progress that lower-income Americans...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is extending its foreclosure moratorium for borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages in Maui County, Hawaii, through Jan. 1, 2025. The extension will provide homeowners impacted by the August 2023 wildfires with more time to obtain...
Mortgage rates continues to soar in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.22% as of May 2, up from last week when it averaged 7.17%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.39%. The...
Mortgage demand weakened last week, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier; the...
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has slammed the Biden administration’s decision to force the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will insure mortgages for new homes only if they are...
Last year was problematic for independent mortgage banks and the mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks – according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), this sector lost an average of $1,056 on each loan they originated in 2023, down from an...
America’s Debt Crisis: The Numbers Are Screaming. Are We Listening?
