Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) have gained in popularity among borrowers seeking home loans from large banks, according to a new data report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Conventional ARMs accounted for 25.1% of large bank first mortgage...
New data from ATTOM showed that 1.4 million mortgages were secured by residential properties during the first quarter, a 14% drop from the previous quarter. The first quarter’s decline was attributed to a 20% drop in home purchase loans, which shrank from 738,675 in...
Second homes lost their luster in 2024 as homebuyers only took out 86,604 mortgages on these properties, down 5% year-over-year to the lowest level dating back to 2018. According to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), second home mortgages made up only 2.6% of all...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced residency requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages were changed to eliminate the “non-permanent residents” category from the Title I and Title II programs. In a...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) maintains a “secret blacklist” of condominium communities that makes it difficult, if not impossible, for these properties to get a mortgage. The new report claims the blacklist “includes condo...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
