Category: MORTGAGE RATES

Measuring the Severity of the National Housing Shortage

There is a severe housing shortage as a result of record-high home prices and rents in addition to record-low for-sale inventories and vacancies, according to a new analysis from the… Read more »

Office Space to Living Space: Conversions to Skyrocket in Major U.S. Cities

According to a new RentCafe report, over the past four years, there has been extraordinary growth in the conversion of office buildings into living spaces, with an estimated 12,100 apartments… Read more »

New Home Purchase Apps Rebound in August

In August 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 10.1% compared to August 2021. Data recorded in the MBA’s Builder Application Survey… Read more »