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Single-family starts in 2022 are projected to hit an 11-year low, as builder confidence falls to its lowest level in more than a decade.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which measures housing contract activity, again fell in August, the third month in a row and the ninth time it has fallen this ...

While home price gains have slowed nationwide, actions by the Federal Reserve to curb inflation continue to make mortgage financing more expensive, according to the latest S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Overall mortgage application volume dipped yet again this week, falling 1.2% week-over-week according to the MBA, with rates edging near the 6%-mark and forcing more homebuyers to the sidelines.

As investors continue to reduce their offerings of ARM and non-QM loan programs and with overall origination volume forecast to constrict, the MBA found mortgage credit availability on the decline once again in August.

With mortgage rates spiking upward, mortgage application volume took another hit, falling for the fourth consecutive week, as markets continued to re-assess the prospects for the economy and the path of monetary policy.

Housing starts fell further than anticipated in July, as multi-family becomes a bright spot with builders adapting to a growing rental market.

HUD and the Census Bureau report that single‐family housing starts in June were 8.1% below May’s figure, as builder confidence continues to fall.

Sales of new single‐family homes in May rose to 696,000, a 10.7% month-over-month rise of April’s recorded total of 629,000.

Hitting the highest rate recorded in 15 years, housing completions rose in May, a sign that construction bottlenecks may be easing.