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Luxury Home Prices Are Rising 3-Times Faster Than Non-Luxury Prices

Luxury Home Prices Are Rising 3-Times Faster Than Non-Luxury Prices

by Phil Hall | Jun 30, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median luxury home sale price rose 4.7% year-over-year to $1.37 million during the three months ending May 31, according to a data report from Redfin. That surge is more than triple the 1.5% gain in non-luxury sale prices. Pending sales of luxury homes rose 5.2%...
New Report Finds National Average for Mortgage Closing Costs Down by 3%

New Report Finds National Average for Mortgage Closing Costs Down by 3%

by Phil Hall | Jun 30, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Purchase loan closing costs declined nationwide by an average of 2.9% from 2024 to 2025, according to a new data report released by LodeStar Software Solutions. The decline was attributed to a drop in home prices, which reduced transfer tax burdens across many...
Report: 19% of House Hunters Looking to Relocate Elsewhere in the Country

Report: 19% of House Hunters Looking to Relocate Elsewhere in the Country

by Phil Hall | Jun 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly one in five (19.1%) prospective homebuyers looked to move from one part of the country to another during the first quarter, according to a new data report from Redfin. That share is up slightly from the 18.9% level recorded one year earlier and marked the...
Calendar Anomaly Boosts Mortgage Delinquency Rate by 15 Basis Points

Calendar Anomaly Boosts Mortgage Delinquency Rate by 15 Basis Points

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national mortgage delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.50% in May, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). However, that uptick was attributed to a calendar anomaly. Andy Walden, head of mortgage and housing market research at ICE,...
Mortgage Rates Tick Up Slightly

Mortgage Rates Tick Up Slightly

by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates recorded a scant upward movement in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% as of June 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.47%. A year ago at this time, it...
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