Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 26.1% year-over-year in June, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey. Compared to May, applications were down by 5%. MBA estimated new single-family home sales were...
The Pennsylvania housing market broke a record in June when the median sales price for a single-family home reached $229,004 – a 4% leap above previous record of $219,811 set in May. According to data from the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR), the state’s...
Mortgage rates took a slide over the past week, according to Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.78% as of July 20, down from last week when it averaged 6.96%. A year ago at this time, it...
The Empire State’s housing market continued to struggle in June, according to new data from the New York State Association of Realtors. Closed sales totaled 10,186 last month, down 22.2% from the 13,095 sales in June 2022. Pending sales took a 6.2% drop from 12,967 in...
The median price of homes sold in Texas in the second quarter was $345,000, a 3.1% decline from the $357,388 price recorded one year ago, according to new data from Texas Realtors. Half of the Texas residential properties sold in the second quarter this year were in...