The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.88% of all loans outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The...
Mortgage applications were on the rise last week a new survey finds most Americans are predicting a decline in mortgage rates this year. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index was up by 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier...
A new trade association for real estate professionals, an increased focus on Native American housing and a historic church’s unexpected collapse. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for the week of Jan. 22-26. Hit and Miss:...
The 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 6.69% as of Jan. 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.60%, according to Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.13%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged...
Sales of new single‐family houses in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 8% above the revised November rate of 615,000 and is...