2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (108+ words) Join our mailing list to receive the latest data and research. Existing home sales slipped from a year ago in August (-1.2%) and dropped 2.0% from their… Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (548+ words) Mortgage rates climbed to a 15-month high this week, moving in tandem with surging Treasury yields driven upward by spiking inflation expectations. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans jumped to 6.76% for the week ending Sept. 10, up 5 basis points…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (415+ words) Mortgage applications dipped this past week as rising interest rates and persistent market pressures kept some buyers out of the market and pushed others toward riskier loan structures. For the week ending Sept. 4, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (599+ words) Last week, mortgage rates spiked to their highest level in over a year. Fresh conflict in the Middle East sparked renewed inflation worries, triggering a massive sell-off in global bond markets and pushing borrowing costs up. According to Freddie Mac,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1204+ words) Stubbornly high mortgage rates finally took their toll on buyer demand in August, snapping an eight-month streak of pending sales growth even as sellers slashed prices. The share of listings in pending status fell 0.2% from a year ago, marking the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (857+ words) At first glance, a 9% annual yield can make buying a vacation home sound like a pretty compelling investment. The headline number, from AirDNA, sits within the 7% to 10% long-term annual return some experts use for diversified U.S. stocks—and is nearly twice…...