With rates continuing to linger below the 3% mark and job growth showing prolonged gains, mortgage applications are picking up steam, led by a high in refi volume not seen since February.
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Researchers note "a general migration pattern toward southern, southwestern and mountain states” accelerated by the pandemic.
Read More »Fannie Mae Opens the Door for Renters to Become Homeowners
New underwriting changes will allow the GSE to incorporate consistent rent payment history in evaluating credit to qualify more borrowers for mortgages.
Read More »Rocket Homes Launches Single-Platform for Buyers and Sellers
By combining all aspects of the homebuying and selling process into one platform, users can create their own homebuying/selling experience.
Read More »Examining the Importance of Real Estate’s Emerging Technologies
A new poll has found that cybersecurity and the use of drones top real estate agents’ most sought-after and used tech tools.
Read More »The Remodeling Industry’s Shifts in Specialization, Scale
While "still extremely fragmented," the home improvement business has seen "growing levels of concentration," say research fellows at Harvard's JCHS.
Read More »Housing Inventory Gets Boost From Smaller Homes
More smaller homes are being listed, injecting some much-needed supply into the nation’s housing market as new listings rose 6.5% in July.
Read More »Senators Tackle Home Building Supply Chain Issue
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Jeanne Shaheen hosted a roundtable to break down the struggle that homebuilders are facing to keep up with continued demand.
Read More »Home Purchases Begin to Eclipse Refis
For the first time in 18 months, the share of refis has dipped below the share of home purchases with the summer home sales market heating up.
Read More »High Prices, Short Supply Leads to Homebuyers’ Hesitancy
A serious dearth of inventory and elevated real estate prices continue to make the prospect of home shopping and homebuying too daunting for a majority of Americans today, ...
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