Apartment rents were up slightly in December with the national average increasing to $1,708, a scant 0.1% increase from November’s upwardly revised figure of $1,707. According to data from Apartments.com, this mild uptick reversed the previous five consecutive month...
President Trump announced he is directing his “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds as a strategy for driving down mortgage rates. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump blamed former President Biden for ignoring the housing market and...
Mortgage rates started 2026 on with a mild uptick, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate averaged 6.16% as of Jan. 8, up slightly from last week when it averaged 6.15%. A year ago at this time, it...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is following President Trump’s lead by calling for a shutdown on institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. The San Jose Mercury News reports 3% of California’s single-family homes are owned by large companies, according...
Homes were less affordable than historical averages in almost every county with sufficient data to analyze for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new report from ATTOM. Out of the 594 counties analyzed for the report, 99% (586) of the counties had...
Mortgage credit availability ended 2025 on a down note, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI dropped by 2.6% to 104.7 in December; the index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The...
Builder Confidence Falls to 12-Month Low as Mortgage Rates Squeeze Buyers
