Although the Gen Z demographic of adults between 18 and 25 only accounts for an average of 14.91% of potential homebuyers in the nation’s 50 largest metros, there are some markets where these youthful house hunters are on the prowl and others where they are at...
While Americans are dealing with mortgage rates in the mid-6% range, their U.K. counterparts are being warned that they will be burdened with 5%-plus fixed-rate deals in the coming weeks. According to a report in The Guardian, the publication on Wednesday that April’s...
Mortgage rates were soaring again in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.57% as of May 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.39%. A year ago at this time, the rate averaged 5.10%. The...
Rocket Mortgage, the retail home lender division of Rocket Cos. (NYSE: RKT), has introduced ONE+, a 1% down home loan program designed to expand access homeownership for low- and moderate-income households. According to the Detroit-headquartered company, the new...
Homebuyers will suffer if President Biden and the GOP leadership cannot reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, according to a data analysis from Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). While acknowledging that a debt default was “very unlikely” Zillow predicted mortgage rates...