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Residential Property Vacancy Rate Holds Steady at 1.3%

Residential Property Vacancy Rate Holds Steady at 1.3%

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

A new data report from ATTOM found 1.3% of residential properties were vacant in the third quarter of the year. That was the same rate as the previous quarter as well as the third quarter of 2025. Out of the country’s 104.6 million residential properties, 259,666 were...
Mortgage Rates Record the Barest of Upticks

Mortgage Rates Record the Barest of Upticks

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

Mortgage rates registered a scant increase in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% as of Aug. 27, inching up from last week when it averaged 6.65%. A year ago at this time, it...
Foreclosure Starts Increased 10% Year-Over-Year

Foreclosure Starts Increased 10% Year-Over-Year

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The US housing market had a total of 39,906 residential properties with foreclosure filings during July, up 1% from the prior month and up 10% from one year ago. According to data from ATTOM, one in every 3,603 housing units nationwide had a foreclosure filing last...
Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly in July

Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly in July

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

Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,175 from $2,191 in June. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), last month’s national median mortgage...
Mortgage Application Activity Dips by 1%

Mortgage Application Activity Dips by 1%

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

Mortgage application activity slowed for the week ending Aug. 21, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, dipped by 1% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
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