Mortgage applications for new home purchases in December were up by 22.2% from one year earlier, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Compared to November, the application volume dipped by 4%. The MBA estimated new single-family home...
Existing home sales ended 2023 on a downturn, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales dipped by 1% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million in December. On a year-over-year measurement,...
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 6.60% as of Jan. 18, down from last week when it averaged 6.66%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
The rent for a median three-bedroom unit is more affordable than owning a similarly sized home in nearly 90% of local markets around the nation, according to the 2024 Rental Affordability Report published by ATTOM, which noted this extends trends from 2023 even as...
Single‐family housing starts in December were at a rate of 1.02 million in December, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is down by 8.6% from the revised November figure of 1.12 million....
California’s home sales during December remained near the 16-year low reached in November while sales for the full-year 2023 experienced the steepest drop since 2007, according to data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR). Closed escrow sales of existing,...
