The homebuilder Lennar (NYSE:LEN) announced the opening of its latest development: Mariner’s Cove, a 174-unit townhome community in Florida City, Florida. The two-story townhomes range from 1,330 to 1,545 square feet, with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half to...
The California state government’s unique housing policy priorities, a Venezuelan crime gang’s Colorado presence and the debate over Fed rate cuts – from the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 26-29. Miss: California...
The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants during July was $2,140, down from $2,167 in June, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Year-over-year, the payment level is down by $22. The national median mortgage payment...
Mortgage rates continued to decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.35% as of Aug. 29, down from last week when it averaged 6.46%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Pending home sales sank during July, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), NAR’s a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, dropped by 5.5% to 70.2 in July, the lowest...
The monthly housing payment for the typical starter home that sold in July was $1,981, up 4.4% from one year earlier, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). To afford a typical starter home, buyers must earn $79,252 annually, also up 4.4%...
