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Mortgage Rates Tick Up Again

Mortgage Rates Tick Up Again

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates rose for the second straight week, according to Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.53% as of May 28, up from last week when it averaged 6.51%, which marked a nine-month high. A year ago...
Sales of New Single-Family Homes Declined While the Median Sale Price Increased

Sales of New Single-Family Homes Declined While the Median Sale Price Increased

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of new single-family houses in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 622,000, according to estimates from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 6.2% decline from the March rate of 663,000 and a 11.3%...
Q1 Purchase Loan Origination at 12-Year Low

Q1 Purchase Loan Origination at 12-Year Low

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 1.57 million mortgages secured by residential property (one to four units) were originated in the first quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This marked a 13% decline from the previous quarter, but it was also a 5% year-over-year increase. The total...
Report: 29% of Homebuyers Made All-Cash Purchases

Report: 29% of Homebuyers Made All-Cash Purchases

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly three in 10 homebuyers (28.8%) in March eschewed mortgage financing to pay for residential properties with all-cash transactions. According to a data report from Redfin, that share was down from 29.8% one year before and tied with 2021 for the lowest March...
Mortgage Delinquency Rate Held Steady in April

Mortgage Delinquency Rate Held Steady in April

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

The national mortgage delinquency rate in April was 3.35%, mostly unchanged from March but up 4.17% from one year earlier, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). Serious delinquencies declined seasonally in April for the second month in a...
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