Mortgage Industry News

Source: abc4 --- (NewsNation) — New home construction continues at a rapid pace, but new sales data shows the market may be cooling down, slightly. In April, sales dropped by 17%, the biggest dip in nearly a decade, according to data released last week by the Census...

Source: CNN ---  (CNN)US home prices continued to surge higher in March, as buyers raced to lock in homes before the average mortgage rate hit 5%. Home prices rose 20.6% in March from the year before, an even higher rate than the 20% growth seen in February, according...

Source: Business Insider --- Mortgage rates continue to hold steady around 5%. Rates have been inching down for the past few weeks after hitting a peak of 5.3% in the second week of May. Even though rates are softening slightly, they're still having an impact on...

Source: Mortgage News Daily --- The housing market has been keeping its head down, keeping calm, and carrying on in the face of the biggest rate spike since the 1980s.  The ability to tune out rising rates is nothing new for home prices, as discussed a few weeks...

Source: Scotsman Guide --- Homebuyer affordability continued to erode in April, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting that the national median payment applied for by mortgage seekers rose to $1,889. That’s up 8.8% from the $1,736 figure in March and up...

Source: Redfin --- The sudden surge in mortgage rates has reduced homebuyers’ budgets in many markets, forcing sellers to reset their price expectations. Price drops are becoming increasingly common, particularly in relatively affordable places that have seen home...