California Home Sales Record Largest Yearly Increase in Over Three Years
California home sales during November marked the largest yearly increase in existing home sales since June 2021, although the level was still below the pre-Covid levels. According to new data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR), closed escrow sales of...
Report: Home Affordability Worsened in Q4
A new report from ATTOM has determined that median-priced single-family homes and condos remained less affordable in the fourth quarter compared to historical averages in 98% of counties (556 out of 566) with enough data to analyze. The counties with the largest...
Mortgage Application Activity Down Slightly
Mortgage application activity recorded a slight decline in data from the Mortgage Bankers Association covering the week ending Dec. 13. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis...
Single-Family Housing Starts Up 6.4%
Single-family housing starts in November were at a rate of 1.01 million, according to new data from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.4% above the revised October figure of 950,000. Privately-owned housing starts in...
Builder Confidence Holds Steady
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes held steady this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The latest HMI reading of 46 was unchanged from November; any number over...
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CMBS DELINQUENCY RATE DROPS BY FIVE BASIS POINTS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/cmbs-delinquency-rate-drops-by-five-basis-points/
JEF CONN NAMED 2024 BOARD CHAIRMAN OF TEXAS REALTORS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/jef-conn-named-2024-board-chairman-of-texas-realtors/
MBA’S BROEKSMIT EXPRESSES ‘SIGNIFICANT CONCERN’ OVER PAUSING FORECLOSURES ON VA-GUARANTEED LOANS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/mbas-broeksmit-expresses-significant-concern-over-pausing-foreclosures-on-va-guaranteed-loans/
