Only 15% of California households during the fourth quarter of 2023 were able to afford the state’s $833,170 median-priced home, according to new data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR). This was unchanged from the third quarter 2023 (when the...
Mortgage credit availability recorded a mild uptick during January, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) recorded a 0.7% uptick last month to a 92.7 reading; the index was benchmarked to...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.64% as of Feb. 8, recording a scant uptick from last week when it averaged 6.63%, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.12%. The 15-year...
The prices on single-family existing home sales during the fourth quarter of 2023 were up in 86% of the nation’s metro markets, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which noted that 15% of the 221 tracked metro areas experienced...
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.88% of all loans outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The...
Elevated mortgage rates and increased construction costs coupled with onerous regulatory costs resulted housing affordability remaining near its lowest level in more than a decade during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the National Association of Home...
