The share of first-time homebuyers has dropped to a historic low of 24%, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). One year ago, the share was 32%. At the same time, homebuyers’ ages hit all-time highs of 56 years overall in 2024, up from 49...
Newly built homes accounted for 28% of single-family homes for sale during the third quarter, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This is down from 30.5% one year earlier and the lowest share in three years. The record high for newly built single-family...
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.72% as of Oct. 31, up from last week when it averaged 6.54%. A year ago at this time, it...
The Aug. 17 rule change by National Association of Realtors (NAR) on commissions appears to have minimal impact on how buyer’s agents are paid. According to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), the average buyer’s agent commission for homes sold in October was...
While current mortgage rates are in the vicinity of 7%, roughly half (45%) of recent homebuyers secured a mortgage with a rate below 5%, according to data from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). More than one-third (35%) of these recent buyers were able to get a lower rate...
UWM Gives Underwriters Bigger Role in New Underwriting+ Program
