U.S. Housing Market

October Was a Spooky Month for the U.S. Housing Market

October Was a Spooky Month for the U.S. Housing Market

Source: Mansion Global --- Would-be buyers are turning their backs on the turbulent U.S. housing market in droves, according to new data released from Redfin on Monday.  The number of pending sales, the amount of deals being scrapped and the proportion of homes seeing...

Housing market cools off as mortgage rates rise

Housing market cools off as mortgage rates rise

Source: Click Orlando --- ORLANDO, Fla. – Between economic uncertainty and booming interest rates, the once red-hot housing market is starting to cool off. Buying a home during the pandemic was extremely competitive as a combination of low mortgage rates, low...

Mortgage demand rises 2.2% as interest rates decline slightly

Mortgage demand rises 2.2% as interest rates decline slightly

Source: CNBC --- Mortgage applications rose 2.2% last week compared with the previous week, prompted by a slight decline in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinance applications, which are usually most...

If you think it’s a bad time for mortgages, think again

If you think it’s a bad time for mortgages, think again

Source: MPA Magazine ---  Like so many others in the mortgage industry, Lamont Harris Jr (pictured), didn’t always think about working in real estate. In fact, he once harbored ambitions of becoming a professional actor after dropping out of college. “I went to...