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Affordability Trends Headed In The Right Direction
For years now, buying a home has been getting more expensive. Higher home prices and climbing mortgage rates have had affordability...
Sep 30, 2024


Prices Continue To Climb But At A Slower Rate
Falling mortgage rates have created a buzz among potential buyers but rates aren't the only market factor trending in the right...
Sep 25, 2024


New Home Construction Sees Late-Summer Surge
After five consecutive monthly declines, construction of new, single-family homes spiked in August, according to new numbers from the...
Sep 24, 2024


Home Sales Slow Despite Improving Conditions
Buying a home isn't something you do in an afternoon. It takes several weeks, maybe months. That could explain why, despite news of...
Sep 23, 2024


Home Builder Confidence Rises As Rates Fall
The National Association of Home Builders conducts a monthly survey to gauge builder confidence in the market for newly built homes. Its...
Sep 20, 2024


Sep 19, 2024


Home Price Panel Predicts Slower Growth
Home prices are a hot topic after years of skyrocketing growth. Double-digit annual increases were common in most markets during the...
Sep 18, 2024


Credit Availability Continues To Improve
Credit availability isn't typically among home buyers' top concerns – but it matters. Lending standards and the availability of loan...
Sep 17, 2024


October Could Be This Year's Best Month To Buy
Traditionally, spring and summer are the housing market's busiest seasons. Home shoppers tend to arrive as the weather begins to warm and...
Sep 16, 2024


Sep 12, 2024


Americans Are Optimistic About Mortgage Rates
Americans have had good reason to be hesitant about the housing market over the past couple of years. Between skyrocketing prices during...
Sep 11, 2024


Mortgage Payments Are Becoming More Affordable
Prospective home buyers who've been waiting for affordability conditions to improve may be in luck. According to the latest Purchase...
Sep 10, 2024


Available Homes For Sale Hit Four-Year High
The housing market has had an inventory problem for years now. Too few homes for sale has driven prices higher, increased competition and...
Sep 9, 2024


Borrowers Bounce Back In Q2 Lending Boom
When mortgage rates began rising from all-time lows a few years back, the number of Americans looking for a loan started to fall. But,...
Sep 6, 2024


Mortgage Rates Fall For 4th Consecutive Week
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell last week from one week earlier....
Sep 5, 2024


Home Price Increases Continue To Slow
Home prices are still rising, according to the latest numbers from the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. S&P's National Home Price...
Sep 4, 2024


The Market Is Softening But Will Buyers Jump?
Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a monthly outlook covering its expectations for the economy and housing...
Aug 29, 2024


Number Of Million Dollar Homes On The Rise
The number of homes valued at $1 million or more is now more than twice what it was pre-pandemic, according to a new analysis of the...
Aug 28, 2024


Aug 26, 2024


Home Builders See Better Days Ahead
Each month, the National Association of Home Builders conducts a survey asking builders for their opinion of the market for newly built...
Aug 20, 2024
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