Market Studies

While existing-home sales have seen solid gains in 2015, reaching levels not seen since before the crisis seven years ago, the rate of increase may be slowing down, according to data released by Auction.com on Tuesday.

Low mortgage rates and stronger consumer confidence are driving home sales and home prices upward, according to CoreLogic's July 2015 Home Price Index Report.

Getting a mortgage has been progressively getting easier since 2012, however the first few months of this year indicate that credit is tightening and obtaining a mortgage is no easier than it was a year ago.

Agency purchase loans became just a bit riskier in July 2015, climbing upward by 0.6 percentage points from the previous July and marking the seventh consecutive month with a year-over-year increase.

First American Financial Corporation’s Loan Application Defect Index for July 2015 found that the mortgage loan defect rate rose 4.9 percent in July compared to June.

Realtor.com economic research released Monday found that sellers' overall advantage in the market is being reduced and buyers are beginning to reap the benefits of growing home inventory.

The gross domestic product growth in the Group of Twenty economies has been revised downward for next year, according to a report from Moody's Investors Services released Friday.

International officials and bankers have voiced that they are tired of the hesitancy seen within the Federal Reserve when discussing interest rate increases.

As gas prices continue to decline, oil-producing states remain at high-risk for home price decreases, according to Fannie Mae's recent edition of Housing Insights.

Mortgage interest rates appear to be following a pattern of ups and downs, especially as consumers anticipate the Federal Reserve's rate hike.