Mortgage rates inched up in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.30% as of Sept. 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.26%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.08%. The...
Existing home sales were mostly flat in August, dipping by a scant 0.2% from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year basis, sales were up by 1.8%. Regionally, month-over-month...
Median-priced single-family homes and condos were less affordable during the third quarter compared to historical averages in 99% of counties with sufficient data to analyze, according to a new report from ATTOM. While that was the same high rate as the second...
Trophy Signature Homes, a subsidiary of Green Brick Partners Inc. (NYSE: GRBK), announced the opening of Lowry Trails, a new residential community in the Dallas suburb of Princeton, Texas. The community will offer a variety of homes with prices starting in the high...
Cleveland-headquartered CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) has increased its agency conforming loan limits to $819,000, up from the current $806,500. According to the company, this action comes through CCM’s Early Bird Program and is being enacted months ahead of the...
Fort Lauderdale-based Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has become the first US university to host a commercial floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) system, which is being used to power one of its student housing complexes. The 700kW array, developed by D3Energy, spans...
