Mortgage application activity was down last week, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week...
Nearly two out of five homeowners (38%) said they could not afford to buy their own home if they were purchasing it today, according to a new report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). In a February survey of nearly 3,000 U.S. residents, 59% of homeowners who answered...
The first standalone Four Seasons branded residences in Florida will be opening in Miami’s Coconut Grove. Four Seasons partnered with the real estate development firms CMC Group and Fort Partners on the Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove. The new 20-story...
Higher home prices and elevated mortgage rates did not stop buyers last month as new single‐family houses sales during March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban...
Cleveland-headquartered CrossCountry Mortgage is now offering the CCM EasyGreen, a mortgage designed to enable borrowers to save money by using energy-efficient appliances and making eco-friendly improvements to their homes. According to the company, income qualified...
Salt Lake City-headquartered Arrive Home has launched its Earned Equity Program to help expand homeownership to borrowers who do not qualify for a traditional mortgage. According to the company, the Earned Equity Program provides program participants with a long-term...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
