The latest US Home Affordability Report published by ATTOM has determined owning a median-priced home in the second quarter was less affordable than historical averages in 99.3% of the counties (575 out of 579) with sufficient data to analyze. This is up slightly from...
Pending home sales during May were up by 1.8% from April and up 1.1% from one year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). All four regions experienced month-over-month increases while contract signings were up year-over-year only in the...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has opened the door to enable the use of cryptocurrency in the mortgage market. Posting on his X account, Pulte announced, “After significant studying, and in keeping with President Trump’s vision to make the...
Sales of new single-family houses in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 13.7% slide from the April rate of 722,000 and is...
The 10 most expensive home sales during May were based entirely in Southern California, Florida and Manhattan, according to a new report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), with four of the homes selling for $55 million or more and all selling for more than $30 million. Last...
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will propose an across-the-board leveling of its Upfront Capitalized and Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIPs) to 25 basis points for all...
