"The Federal Reserve has increased rates every time it has met for over a year, so the pause on rate hikes last month and the fact that we've likely reached a near peak may offer some respite for buyers," said Steve Kaminski, Head of U.S. Residential Lending for TD Bank.

The Investment, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Multifamily Housing, is a $930 million Rental Assistance Demonstration offering major home improvements and updates to 2,035 rental homes under the umbrella of the New York City Housing Authority.

Selma Hepp, Chief Economist for CoreLogic, said, “Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices are putting pressure on potential buyers. These dynamics are cooling recent month-over-month home price growth.”

According to STRATMOR, a mortgage consulting firm, there is no version of the future that does not include AI. In their words, “that genie is out the bottle, and the only thing that will determine whether it will be good or ill will be the wishes we make.”

The FHFA released new Uniform Appraisal District Data for the first quarter, adding new data points such as lot-size categories, property condition, the presence of an accessory dwelling unit, and local racial demographics.

The share of mortgages originated by non-depository, independent mortgage companies decreased in 2022—but still accounted for 60.2% of first-lien, one- to four-family, site-built, owner-occupied home-purchase loans (down from 63.9% in 2021).

Molly Boesel, Principal Economist for CoreLogic, noted, “While early delinquencies for 2022 mortgage originations are about the same rate as those in other rising interest-rate environments, loans with low down payments are exhibiting comparably higher-than-usual early delinquencies.”

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A large percentage of younger Americans are using online searches and valuations to gauge their worth and their neighbors' incomes based on their homes, an act that is also causing envy and anxiety.

"The U.S. housing market continued to strengthen in April 2023," says Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director at S&P DJI. "Home prices peaked in June 2022, declined until January 2023, and then began to recover.