Mortgage application activity ended 2025 and began 2026 on the downturn, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the two-week period ending Jan. 2. The data includes adjustments for the year-end holidays. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s...
A new Home Price Index report from ICE Mortgage Technology found annual home price growth ended 2025 with a mild 0.7% uptick, the smallest calendar-year increase since 2011 when prices fell by 2.9%. The report noted that 2026 is beginning with housing affordability at...
Polymarket, the online prediction market, has teamed with Parcl, the real-time housing data and on-chain real estate platform, in an endeavor that will introduce real estate markets into Polymarket’s betting forums. According to a statement from the companies, the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In putting together a list of predictions for what the real estate industry might experience during 2026, I am reminded of the wonderfully warped psychic Criswell, who gained fame and fortune by making bold predictions including claims that an...
The final Primary Mortgage Markey Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) found 2025 ending with mortgage rates at their lowest level of the year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% as of Dec. 31, down from last week when it averaged 6.18%. A year...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
