Today’s rising interest rates have some market participants concerned, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The survey reports that crimped housing supply, coupled with the higher cost to borrow, is ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Analyzing Lender Sentiment
This Wednesday, Lenders One Cooperative will release results from its survey on mortgage lender sentiment. The survey will cover jumbo loans, growth, and foreclosure, and will discuss emerging ...
Read More »Home Builders Proceed With Cautious Optimism
Confidence among home builders has held firm over the last few months, showing slow, but continued progression in the single-family sector. However, builders are still faced with concerns about labor and lot shortages.
Read More »The Week Ahead: A Dilemma Among Home Builders
The industry is anticipating a complete turnaround from the previous numbers and for home builders to come out of the new year slump.
Read More »Home Sellers’ Optimism Beats Urgency in Q3
As a sign that the housing market is returning to normal, sellers are more likely to be selling their homes due to life-cycle motivators like upgrading or downsizing rather than securing a home before interest rates are adjusted by the Federal Reserve.
Read More »Survey Finds Consumers are Showing Positive Economic Outlook
Consumer expectations for the housing market are showing a slightly more positive outlook for the U.S. economy, according to The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data June 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) released on Monday.
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