No. 1 Homebuyer Hurdle
Elevated home prices have made the prospect of purchasing property for the first time especially daunting. Broadly speaking, that has not quelled Americans’ desire to become homeowners, shows a LendingTree… Read more »
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5-Month Streak Ends: Home Prices Hold Steady
For the first time since early March, the median home sales price missed hitting a month-over-month record high, remaining relatively flat from June through July yet still significantly elevated since… Read more »
Mortgage Rates Fall to 2.9%
Mortgage rates continued to trend downward this week, as Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid down to 2.90%, dropping eight basis points from last week’s total of… Read more »
Overcoming Housing’s Acute Inventory Shortage
The shortage of housing—of both the affordable and merely available variety—is a forefront issue for housing-policy decision-makers, and is at the center of many recent studies aiming to gain understanding and… Read more »
Where Did Homebuyers Who Moved During Pandemic Go?
We’ve seen evidence of homeowners moving to new states or metropolitan areas during the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, but a survey published Thursday by Knock, a resource for… Read more »
Mortgage Rates Keep Below the 3% Mark
Mortgage rates rose slightly this week, but still remain below the 3% mark, as Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) found the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) at 2.99%, up… Read more »
Biden Marks June National Homeownership Month
President Joe Biden has deemed the month of June “National Homeownership Month,” shining a spotlight on supporting the American Dream of homeownership, and recognizing the organizations that help individuals and… Read more »
Home Prices Remain High With Supply Restricted
CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for April 2021 has found that nationally, home prices increased 13% year-over-year compared to April 2020. On a month-over-month basis, home… Read more »
Mortgage Rates Continue Trend to Refi-Friendly Lows
Mortgage rates remained under 3% this week, as Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) at an average of 2.96%, down two basis points from last week’s average of… Read more »
Homebuyer Remorse: How Moms and Dads Differ
Homeownership, for many, is a significant component of achieving the whole American Dream. But some who attain it later regret it. Why? And who is most likely to face such… Read more »