Fast-rising rents have made it difficult for many Americans to save up a down payment for a home purchase—and experts say that problem is unlikely to go away ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 2/13/2015
The Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday that purchase applications for newly built homes rose 29 percent from December to January, not including any seasonal adjustments. In a statement, ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 2/12/2015
According to CoreLogic, all-cash sales made up 36.1 percent of total home sales in November, down from 38.08 percent a year prior. The drop marks the 23rd straight ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 2/11/2015
According to its most recent data, LendingTree reported Tuesday that the average down payment on conventional, 30-year fixed-rate loan offers made to the company’s borrowers last quarter was ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 2/10/2015
As the housing market continues its slow march toward recovery, new data suggests the climb remains steeper for minority races. Based on Zillow's latest homeownership data, the company ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 2/9/2015
The busy spring homebuying season is already starting to bloom in some parts of the country, according to a report from Trulia. The company’s look at the U.S. ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 2/6/2015
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday that its Mortgage Credit Availability Index increased 1.8 percent to a reading of 117.8 last month. The group’s chief economist, Mike Fratantoni, ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 2/5/2015
Based on an analysis of loan applications passing through its own fraud detection technology, analytics and risk management provider Interthinx said Tuesday that its national Mortgage Fraud Risk ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 2/4/2015
In its most recent Home Price Index release, real estate data firm CoreLogic reported that prices advanced 5 percent nationwide in December compared to the same month in ...
Read More »The Mreport Webcast: Tuesday 2/3/2015
In findings released Monday, Bankrate-dot-com revealed that out of 1,000 adults polled last month, more than three in five would prefer to own a home instead of renting, ...
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