Wisconsin recorded 3,484 existing home sales in January, a 3.9% decline from the 3,625 transactions recorded one year earlier. According to data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), the slowdown in sales was fueled by the 11.3% year-over-year decline in new...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed a rule to limit public housing to citizens and eligible noncitizens. The Associated Press reports the proposed rule, which was published today in the Federal Register, would require all residents in...
Mortgage rates hit their lowest level since September 2022, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.01% as of Feb. 19, down from last week when it averaged 6.09%. A year...
Pending home sales during January dropped by 0.8% from the prior month and by 0.4% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month pending home sales rose in the Midwest and West but declined in the Northeast and South....
A new data report from ATTOM found 1.33% of US residential properties, or nearly 1.4 million homes, were vacant during the first quarter of this year. That was essentially the same level as the 1.32% rate from both the previous quarter and the first quarter of 2025....
Mortgage applications for new home purchases during January were up by 19% from the prior month and up by 2% from one year earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). MBA estimated new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
