The average 30-year FRM has now been below 4 percent for 32 consecutive weeks, the second-longest string in history.
Read More »Taking Stock of Housing Affordability
Despite economic growth and a national unemployment rate below 5 percent, the typical U.S. family still faces significant trouble buying a home.
Read More »Renters May Actually Be Choosers
Conventional wisdom has long suggested that renters rent because they can’t afford to buy homes. But one analysis has posed the question of whether renters are renting out of necessity or choice.
Read More »Here is Where Single-Family Homes Sell the Fastest
While the average number of days on the market for a single-family home ticked up from May to June nationwide, that number is shrinking in about a third of the states.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Opportunity Lies with 55+ Population
Why did Freddie Mac EVP of Single-Family Business Dave Lowman call the 55+ population "the next business opportunity"?
Read More »Credit Unions Take a Larger Share of the Mortgage Pie
A spike in first mortgages helped to push credit union loan balances up to a record high in the second quarter.
Read More »LendingHome Appoints Chief Risk Officer
Fintech mortgage marketplace LendingHome has announced the appointment of expert risk leader Cynthia Chen as Chief Risk Officer.
Read More »Appreciation Negated Lower Rates in Q2
Home price appreciation in the second quarter largely negated a modest reduction in interest rates, driving housing affordability down.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Confused on Which Way to Go
With the economy sending mixed signals, average mortgage interest rates—which have been hovering right above historic lows for weeks—may not know which direction to go.
Read More »At Last, Trump Speaks Out on Housing
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been mostly silent on housing during his campaign over the last several months—until Thursday, when he addressed the National Association of Home Builders.
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