U.S. Home Prices Were Up Nearly 20 Percent Year-Over-Year in August
U.S. home prices increased 1.4% on an adjusted basis during August compared with July and were up 19.8% compared with August 2020, according to...
First American Predicts Rising Rates Will Dampen House-Buying Power
First American Financial Corp. has released the August 2021 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which shows that real house prices increased 1.2%...
FHFA House Price Index Rose 18.5 Percent from Last Year
House prices increased nationwide in August, up 1% from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA...
CoreLogic Uncovers the Five Most Haunted Cities to Move to in the U.S.
CoreLogic has dug deep into its crypt to unearth the five most haunted cities in the U.S.
In New Orleans, ghosts are said to wander...
Housing Starts Dipped in August
Housing starts continued to disappoint in September, decreasing 1.6% compared with August to an annual pace of 1.555 million, according to estimates from the...
Existing-Home Sales Jumped 7 Percent in September
Boosted by an increase in inventory, existing-home sales jumped 7% in September compared with August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.29 million,...
Latest MBA Weekly Survey Shows Mortgage Application Decrease
Mortgage applications decreased 6.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week...
Unemployment Fell to 4.8 Percent in September; Construction Sector Growth Lagging
The U.S. economy added roughly 194,000 jobs in September, beating expectations and driving the unemployment rate down to 4.8%, according to the the U.S....
U.S. Home Prices Continued to Surge in August
U.S. home price gains continued to smash records in August, fueling ongoing concerns about affordability, according to CoreLogic’s home price index report.
Month-over-month home prices...
Fannie Mae Reports High Home Prices Continue to Affect Home-Buying Sentiments
The Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased 1.2 points to 74.5 in September, as survey respondents continued to report divergent opinions of...
Pending Home Sales Increased 8.1 Percent in August
The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, increased 8.1% to 119.5...
FHFA House Price Index Up Nearly 20 Percent from Last Year
House prices rose nationwide in July, up 1.4% from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA...
Existing-Home Sales Fell in August as Buyers Waited For Inventory
Due mainly to lack of supply, existing-home sales fell 2.0% in August compared with July, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
The decrease...
Demand for Second Homes Falls Nearly 20 Percent
Demand for second homes dropped 19.3% year over year in August, marking the third straight month of declines, according to a new report from...
Nearly 20 Percent Decrease in August New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for August 2021 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 17% compared from...
Supply and Labor Constraints, Rising Inflation Affect Home Sales, Mortgage Rates
For the second month in a row, expectations for near-term real GDP growth have been revised downward – and outward – due to persistent...
Freddie Mac Reports Nearly Flat Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.86% for the...
Redfin: Home Sales Down 6 Percent Year Over Year, Prices Keep Rising
According to a new report from Redfin, the national median home-sale price rose 16% year over year to $380,271 in August, marking the 13th...
Consumers Seem More Optimistic About Home Buying
Fannie Mae reveals that the Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) was largely unchanged in August, decreasing 0.1 points to 75.7, as survey respondents tempered...
Slow Increase in Pending Home Sales, Redfin Reports
Pending home sales rose 9% in August, the slowest growth since June 2020, according to a new report from Redfin.
More home sellers have started...