Mortgage rates were up for the sixth consecutive week, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.79% as of Nov. 7, up from last week when it averaged 6.72%. A year ago at this...
Roughly 90% of metro markets (196 out of 226, or 87%) recorded home price gains during the third quarter, with 7% of these metros recording double-digit gains, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to one year ago, the national median...
Consumer confidence in the housing market rose to its highest level since February 2022, according to the latest data from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The October HPSI increased by 0.7 points to 74.6. The full index is up 9.7 points...
Mortgage application activity trended downward during the week ending Nov. 1, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This marked the sixth straight week of application activity decline. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage...
The number of renter households in the third quarter totaled a record 45.6 million, a 2.7% year-over-year increase, according to new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This growth rate is three times faster than the 0.9% increase in homeowner households, which...
UWM Gives Underwriters Bigger Role in New Underwriting+ Program
