Two new data reports are showing a decline in mortgage applications for new home purchases and the increased challenges in being able to afford a mortgage. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 6%...
Existing home sales sank in January by 4.9% from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year measurement, sales inched up by 2.0% from 4 million in January 2024....
The US housing market gained $2.5 trillion in value in 2024 to reach $49.7 trillion, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). But while the total value of the housing market grew 5.2% year-over-year, this represented the slowest growth in a calendar...
Mortgage rates continued to trend down in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.85% as of Feb. 20, down from last week when it averaged 6.87%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Roughly 1.4 million residential properties were vacant in the first quarter of this year, according to new data from ATTOM. This represents 1.3% of the homes across the nation – the same as in the fourth quarter of last year and up slightly from one year ago. ATTOM...
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