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Mortgage Rates Decline Again

Mortgage Rates Decline Again

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates continued to decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.77% as of June 26, down from last week when it averaged 6.81%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Mortgage Application Payments Increased in May

Mortgage Application Payments Increased in May

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national median payment carried by purchase loan applicants increased in May to $2,211 from $2,186 in April, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index report. For borrowers applying for...

Report: Affordable Homeownership Remains Mostly Elusive

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The latest US Home Affordability Report published by ATTOM has determined owning a median-priced home in the second quarter was less affordable than historical averages in 99.3% of the counties (575 out of 579) with sufficient data to analyze. This is up slightly from...
Pending Home Sales Up in May

Pending Home Sales Up in May

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Pending home sales during May were up by 1.8% from April and up 1.1% from one year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). All four regions experienced month-over-month increases while contract signings were up year-over-year only in the...
Ouch! New Home Sales Down by 13.7%

Ouch! New Home Sales Down by 13.7%

by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of new single-family houses in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 13.7% slide from the April rate of 722,000 and is...
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