Case-Shiller: Home Prices Decreased Month-Over-Month in July
U.S. home prices decreased 0.1% in July compared with June but were up 1.7% compared with August 2024, signaling home price depreciation continued in...
First American: Home Affordability Improved in July
Home affordability improved somewhat in July, as home price growth – and mortgage rates – moderated, according to First American’s Real House Price Index.
Affordability...
Pending Home Sales Increased 4 Percent in August But Affordability Challenges Remain
Pending home sales increased 4% in August compared with July and were up 3.8% compared with August 2024, according to the National Association of...
Planet Home Lending Taps John Adams as Retail Renovation Leader
John Adams has joined Planet Home Lending as retail renovation leader.
Adams will expand Planet's renovation expertise at a time when borrowers, MLOs and real...
Existing-Home Sales Decreased Slightly in August
Existing-home sales in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0 million, a decrease of 0.2% compared with July but up 1.8%...
New Home Sales Surged More Than 20 Percent in August
New home sales in August were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of about 800,000, an increase of 20.5% compared with July and up 15.4%...
Compass to Merge With Anywhere
Compass, a tech-enabled real estate services company that includes the largest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. by sales volume, is merging with...
Home Prices Decreased Nationally in August But the Luxury Market Continues to See Gains
U.S. home prices decreased -0.2% in August compared with July but were up 1.2% compared with August 2024, according to the latest First American...
Housing Starts Fell 8.5 Percent in August
Housing starts continued to fall in August, dropping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.307 million, down 8.5% compared with July, according to...
Fed Cuts Rates in Response to Softening Labor Market
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved the first rate cut in nine months and signaled that more cuts are likely before the end of...
Some Homeowners Are Starting to See Their Equity Gains Decrease
Homeowners with mortgages are starting to see their home equity decrease, mainly in markets where home prices are decreasing, with the average U.S. homeowner...
Clear Capital: Home Price Appreciation Continues to Slow
Home price appreciation continued to slow during the three-month period ended August, according to the Clear Capital Home Data Index.
Nationally, home prices increased 1.1%...
Cotality: Investors Continue to Account for About One Third of Home Purchases
Investors purchased about one third of the U.S. homes for sale in the second quarter, according to a recent report from Cotality.
While investor activity...
Dismal August Jobs Report Sets the Stage for a September Fed Rate Cut
Only about 22,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in August and the unemployment rate crept up to 4.3%, according to the U.S....
Click n’ Close Launches New Product to Help Builders Address Affordability Concerns
Click n' Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, has launched a 5/1 ARM Down Payment Assistance (DPA) product designed specifically to help home builders address...
Case-Shiller: Home Prices Nationally Continued to Decrease in June
U.S. home prices decreased -0.3% on an adjusted basis in June compared with May but were up 1.9% compared with June 2024, according to...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Improved in July
Homebuyer affordability improved in July, as the national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants decreased to $2,127, down from $2,172 in June,...
Pending Home Sales Dipped in July as Buyers Remain Cautious
Pending home sales decreased 0.4% in July compared with June but were up 0.7% compared with July 2024, according to the National Association of...
Kiavi Closes $400 Million Rated Securitization
Fix and flip private lender Kiavi has closed a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans, locking in up to $1.3 billion of...
New Home Sales Drooped in July as Impact of Builder Incentives May be Diminishing
New home sales in July were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 652,000, down 0.6% compared with June and down 8.2% compared with July...