Mortgage application activity surged during the week ending Sept. 5, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 9.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
A new survey has found 61% of baby boomer homeowners claiming they never plan to sell their homes, up by 7% from one year ago. The new survey from Clever Offers, a platform owned by Clever Real Estate, also found the number of boomer homeowners expecting to sell...
Today’s housing market is worth a record $55.1 trillion, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). This marked an $862 billion surge in the past year and $20 trillion increase since 2020. Seven states saw their housing markets lose value over the past year,...
The average annual property insurance payment for single-family mortgage holders has reached nearly $2,370 per year, according to new data from ICE Mortgage Technology. This sum accounts for 9.6% of average monthly mortgage-related expenses when factoring in...
The Black homeownership rate during the second quarter dropped to 43.9%, according to data from Redfin. This is down from 45.3% one year ago, marking both its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2021 and the largest year-over-year decline since the third quarter...