Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the August issue of MReport, out now. When it comes to the home equity line of credit (HELOC) and personal loan ...
Read More »What’s Ahead for the Housing Market as 2020 Approaches?
The Home Buying Institute’s latest analysis of the housing market moving forward predicts that home prices will continue their ascent for the rest of the year and into ...
Read More »How Prepared Are Homeowners to Face Storms?
A new survey found that residents in states at a high-risk of hurricanes believed they were prepared for storm damage. But the reality could be something else.
Read More »Mortgage Market Health Measured
Prepayment activity hit its highest levels since 2016 while delinquencies recovered from their June spike, according to the First Look at July 2019 mortgage data from Black Knight.
Read More »Volume of Homes with Mortgage Falling
In the same period of time where the value of the U.S. housing market has reached an all-time high, the amount of homeowners with mortgages is falling. What is causing the shift?
Read More »Studying First-Time Homebuyers
For the first time, the annual growth rate in home sales to first-time buyers under performed the single-family housing market, as first-time buyers purchased 4% fewer homes in ...
Read More »The Rise of Existing Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales rose 2.5% in July and are up 0.6% from last year. “Falling mortgage rates are improving housing ...
Read More »Another Month, Another Decrease in Mortgage Rates
Ellie Mae’s July Origination Insight Report found that the 30-year mortgage dropped for the seventh-consecutive month to 4.18% The drop from the prior month’s 4.40% also led an ...
Read More »What do Millennial Homebuyers Know?
According to a new report, some potential homebuyers, particularly younger buyers, may be frightened away from buying a home by a lack of knowledge about the process.
Read More »Linking Mortgage Debt to Life Expectancy
Is having debt a good thing? A new study by LendingTree found a correlation between mortgage debt and life expectancy, as higher debt relative to income is linked ...
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