Tag Archives: Profit Margin

Both raw profits and return on investment have improved nationwide for 11 straight years, shooting up again in 2022 as the national median home price increased 10% to $330,000—another annual record.

Don Layton, the current Senior Industry Fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University—and former CEO of Freddie Mac—released a new column on the policymaking ...

Median-priced home sale profits in the first quarter dropped from 51.6% to 47.2%, the first drop since 2019, and the largest since 2011.  

Margin compression remains a major issue for lenders nationwide, and Gerald Dorman of Nomis Solutions provides some key strategies to reversing the trend of declining profitability.

Home sellers nationwide reaped giant rewards over the past year, as tight supply drove up not only prices, but return-on-investment for sellers as well.

A new survey finds mortgage lenders a bit more wary in their profit margin outlook, as purchase demand remains strong despite a reduction in refis.

On Tuesday, Fannie Mae will look at how mortgage lenders perceived the market during the quarter through its Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.

Lender sentiment is at an all-time low according to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae that was released on Thursday. The profit margin outlook, as ...

Mortgage lenders are feeling more positive on purchase mortgage demand, profit margin, and credit standards over the next three months, according to a recent Fannie Mae’s second quarter 2015 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. The survey shows that lenders’ near-term outlook for purchase demand and profit margin are reaching higher levels than 2014’s survey results.