A total of 85.7% homeowners with mortgages, roughly six out of every seven households, have an interest rate below 6%, according to a data report from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). This is down from 90.6% at the start of last year and from the record high of 92.8% in...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed a new rule to govern the sale of seriously delinquent single-family mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The proposed rule includes changes made during a...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: For most of the ongoing presidential campaign, the Biden team and its apologists in the legacy media have been berating voters for not appreciating the economy created under the 46th president. Belatedly, the people pushing the strategy realized...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun a public inquiry into mortgage closing costs, claiming that so-called “junk fees” are inflating these costs. The agency issued a request for information regarding which fees are subject to competition, how fees...
Lower-income Americans accounted for roughly one in five (20.6%) new mortgages issued in 2023, a level not seen since 2018, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). The newly reported level represents a step down from the progress that lower-income Americans...
Euro-Area Housing Loan Demand Falls Sharply as Higher Rates Hit Borrowers
