Midwestern markets dominated the new WalletHub report “Cities with the Most Affordable Rent,” which analyzed the median annual gross rent across more than 180 cities and compared it with the median household income in each location. The report found Bismarck, North...
Ginnie Mae announced that its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio outstanding grew to $2.91 trillion as of March. Ginnie Mae issued $46.1 billion in total MBS last month, resulting in net portfolio growth of $4.16 billion. The issuance included $44.5 billion in...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes evaporated in the latest Housing Market Index (HMI) published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping four points in April to 34, its lowest level since September 2025. Any...
The number of first-time homebuyers has dropped to an all-time low, according to the 2026 Homebuyers and Sellers Generational Trends report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Among the age demographics, Baby Boomers accounted for 42% of today’s property...
Mortgage application activity picked up during the week ending April 10 thanks to an uptick in refinancing, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.8%...
Century Communities Inc. (NYSE: CCS) announced its next community will be Woodlake Landing, a development in Hartwell, Georgia. Located northeast of Atlanta and Athens near Interstate 85, the community will offer one-story single-family homes with up to four bedrooms,...
