More people were seeking mortgages last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier while...
More than 90% of metro markets posted home price gains during the first quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Home price increased were recorded in 205 of the 221 markets (93%) tracked by NAR and 30% of the tracked metros experienced...
National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun is predicting interest rates will fall in the long term, while existing home sales will rise to 4.46 million this year (up 9% from 4.09 million in 2023) and to 5.05 million next year (up 13.2% from...
Three new data reports offer greater insight regarding the state of today’s rental housing market. Rents have outpaced wages in 44 of the 50 largest metros since 2019, according to data from Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). Over the last five years, U.S. rents have grown...
Lower-income Americans accounted for roughly one in five (20.6%) new mortgages issued in 2023, a level not seen since 2018, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). The newly reported level represents a step down from the progress that lower-income Americans...
BCB Bancorp Sells $205.3 Million in Problem Loans, Takes $43.3 Million Loss
