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16.3% of Home Purchase Agreements Were Canceled in September

16.3% of Home Purchase Agreements Were Canceled in September

by Phil Hall | Oct 23, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly 53,000 home purchase agreements were canceled in September, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). This represents the highest percentage of cancelations since October 2022, when mortgage...
Profit Margins on Home Sales Up During Q3

Profit Margins on Home Sales Up During Q3

by Phil Hall | Oct 20, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales increased from 56.6% in the second quarter to 59% in the third quarter, according to data from ATTOM. This represented the second straight quarterly increase following several declines. ATTOM also...
Mortgage Rates Surge Higher (Again)

Mortgage Rates Surge Higher (Again)

by Phil Hall | Oct 19, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued its climb to the 8% level, averaging 7.63% as of Oct. 19, according to new data from Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB:FMCC) Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Last week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.57%. One year ago at...
Builder Confidence Grows Increasingly Pessimistic

Builder Confidence Grows Increasingly Pessimistic

by Phil Hall | Oct 19, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in October fell four points to 40 from a downwardly revised September reading, according to the Housing Market Index (HMI) data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo...
Existing Homes Sales Down During September

Existing Homes Sales Down During September

by Phil Hall | Oct 19, 2023 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Total existing home sales during September declined by 2% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year basis, sales dropped 15.4% from the 4.68 million...
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