Mortgage rates were down slightly in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.46% as of Aug. 22, down from last week when it averaged 6.49%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 7.23%....
Existing home sales in July were on the rise, reversing a four-month streak of monthly declines. According to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), total existing home sales were up 1.3% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95...
Approximately 1.4 million residential properties were vacant during the third quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. That figure represents 1.3%, or one in 76 homes, across the nation – roughly the same as in the second quarter of this year. ATTOM also reported...
Only 11.21% of Americans – 35.7 million – moved within a year of the most recent American Community Survey in 2022, according to a data analysis published by LendingTree. As for those who moved, 79.29% stayed in the same state. Among those who moved, 53.93% relocated...
Total home sales are expected to come in lower than previously expected through the rest of this year and will not pick up meaningfully until further into in 2025, according to a new forecast from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research Group. The...
Fannie Mae Updates Desktop Underwriter to Flag Loan Issues Earlier
