Mortgage rates lapsed into a mild decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.81% as of April 24, down from last week when it averaged 6.83%. A year ago at this time, it...
Existing home sales sank by 5.9% from February to March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year-over-year, sales dropped by 2.4% from the 4.12 million transactions in March 2024. On...
Half of all states have at least one city where starter homes costs begin at $1 million, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). Today, a starter home – defined for this analysis as being among those in the lowest third of home values in a market – is worth...
A pair of Massachusetts-based fraudsters have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing false rent rolls and forged lease agreements on properties in Massachusetts and Connecticut. According to court documents, Louis R....
Homeowners, on average, made a 50.2% profit selling single-family homes and condos during the first quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This is a decline of 3.2 percentage points from the previous quarter and a drop of 4.8 percentage points from the first...
The mix of housing affordability and new construction is seriously out of balance, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. Only 18 states – primarily in the Midwest and South – have median homes that are affordable to their median earner based on the 30% of...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
