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According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Application Survey data for February 2023, mortgage applications for new home purchases increased just 1.2% compared to the same time a year ago.

According to new MBA Builder Application Survey data for November 2022, findings show mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased an estimated 25% compared to a year ago.

The latest American Housing Survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a disturbing statistic hidden among other larger findings—1 ...

A new study concludes that many U.S. homeowners ditched independent living during the early stages of the pandemic.

New experimental data from the American Community Survey revealed that cost burdens rose the fastest among families headed by a Black person, as Black renter household rates increased an overall 3.5 percentage points, reaching 51% in 2020.

Along with a strain in purchase activity, the MBA's estimate of new home sales fell in January to its slowest annual pace since July 2021.

After a few weeks of increases, mortgage rates took a slight dive this week, falling to 3.05% as refis again picked up despite a downtick in overall mortgage app volume.

U.S. home price appreciation reached 20.7% in August 2021, marking the third straight month it has reached a new record mark, according to the latest findings by First American.

It is no secret that the COVID-19 turned the world on its end. Entire industries ground to a halt overnight, eliminating countless jobs and putting even more on furloughs. Low wage workers who predominately rent have ...

After falling incrementally over the past month, mortgage rates climbed yet remained below the 3% mark for the fifth consecutive week.