A slight drop in mortgage rates may be a sign of market normalization, but lingering economic instability and inflationary issues remain hurdles that prospective buyers are still unable to overcome.
Read More »Rate Volatility and Economic Instability Drive Down Mortgage Apps
Consistently rising mortgage rates are forcing many refi borrowers to reconsider, as refinance activity is down 66% year-over-year according to the MBA.
Read More »Homebuyer Demand Slips While New Listings Surge
Homebuyers may begin to notice signs that the market is shifting toward their favor, as more sellers came to the market during the four weeks ending May 15 ...
Read More »Housing Starts Decline Slightly in April
The rise in mortgage rates and inflationary concerns are impacting new residential construction, as borrower costs continue to force many prospective buyers to the sidelines.
Read More »Homes Selling for Nearly 60% Above List Price Nationwide
According to a new report from Redfin, the typical home for sale found a buyer in just 15 days —the fastest pace on record— during the four-week period ...
Read More »Rising Rates Adding up to Mountains of Extra Interest
Mortgage rates have surpassed 5% lately, due in large part to increases to the federal interest rate by the Federal Reserve who in addition to raising the rate twice ...
Read More »Senior Home Equity Surpasses Record-High $10.6 Trillion
According to the latest quarterly release of the NRMLA/RiskSpan Reverse Mortgage Market Index, homeowners 62 years and older saw their housing wealth grow by nearly 4% —or $405 ...
Read More »Mortgage Application Activity Falls to Four-Year Low
As mortgage rates exceed the 5% mark, mortgage application volume continues to slide downward, falling 8.3% over last week’s totals.
Read More »Fannie Mae Downgrades Expectations for Economic Growth
According to the April 2022 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group, expectations of aggressive monetary policy tightening through 2023 by the Federal Reserve ...
Read More »Rates Rise for Seventh Straight Week
The spring is generally a prime season for house buying, however the recent upswing in mortgage rates has caused some volatility in demand.
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