In advance of CoreLogic's next Home Price Index release, CoreLogic Deputy Chief Economist Selma Hepp notes that "since mortgage rates have hit the psychological 5% benchmark, buyers are stepping back." Here's what to expect in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Jump Nearly 1.5% YoY
Fixed-rate mortgages continue to edge closer to the 5% mark, rising once again to 4.67%, as an increasing number of buyers are shut out due to affordability concerns.
Read More »Housing Price Appreciation Continues to Slow
Annual home price growth has been dropping, dipping below the double digits. Find out the latest details from a new report.
Read More »The Shift to a More “Balanced” Mortgage Market
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index indicated a slowdown, but experts have reason to be optimistic. Find out what experts say is driving a "balanced" home mortgage market.
Read More »Price Appreciation vs. Housing Demand
Here’s what a study comparing the current state of U.S. housing with that of housing at the peak of the last cycle revealed about the state of homeownership.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Gauging the Housing Market
A report will check in on home prices and the health of the housing market Tuesday, with several other noteworthy releases and an industry webinar due as well in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Does May’s HPI Point to Another Bubble?
The question as to whether or not the housing market is approaching another bubble has been a topic of discussion amongst the industry, especially as home prices continue to rise while inventory shrinks. Tuesdays Case-Shiller Home Price Index could be another piece of that puzzle. . .
Read More »The Question of Sustainability
Are current market trends of home appreciation going to continue, and if so, what might be the result? One report may have the answer.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will New Home Sales Rise Higher?
New single-family home sales took a notable upturn in July, with the month becoming the best month for new sales since 2007, according to HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read More »Prices Up 11.3% in Q4; More Cities Seeing New Peaks
CoreLogic released Tuesday its own quarterly Case-Shiller Indexes, assembled using the company’s proprietary data supplemented with statistics from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). While prices nationwide were up an estimated 11.3 percent in Q4, seven cities managed to shoot up into the 20 percent range year-over-year, with Las Vegas leading at 25.6 percent growth.
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