10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (117+ words) Mortgage and real estate concepts Home prices picked up the pace in May, indicating buyers in some areas are able to move past elevated mortgage rates, while further widening the affordability gap that continues to divide buyers across the nation,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (307+ words) Three house models with coins, paper money and large percent sign, concept of home loan or housing interest. 3d rendering. Mortgage rates shifted slightly upward this week due to elevated inflation, and the hope for relief may be further delayed, according…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (440+ words) During the meeting, participants voiced “considerable uncertainty” about the direction of inflation and indicated a close look at how it changes will be needed. One fairly sure expectation, though, was that “a deceleration in housing services prices” was likely to…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (349+ words) In the ever-fluctuating mortgage environment of late, mortgage applications saw a decrease but were overall “little changed” this week as rates saw a slight uptick, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (412+ words) Green toy houses and red percentage signs replacing the noughts and crosses of the classic Tic Tac Toe game. Illustration of the concept of the challenge of high interest rate to mortgage loans The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate dropped to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (377+ words) Job growth trended downward and came in below expectations in June, per the latest findings from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This adds another data point as the Federal Reserve moves to consider adjusting interest rates in coming months; in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (527+ words) Home-price growth continues to cool and provide relief to priced-out prospective homebuyers throughout the first half of this year, as the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index saw an “essentially flat” report in April, as characterized…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (355+ words) After a negative report in late May, which came on the heels of three months of gains, nonprofit research firm The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which measures American opinions of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (281+ words) Real estate investment concept. Businessman use laptop with house icon for analyzing mortgage loan home and insurance real property mortgage. business real estate. As pending sales and existing home sales showed modest improvement in May, economists say despite mortgage rates…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (376+ words) Mortgage rates written on a model of house. Mortgage rates lowered this week following a ceasefire agreement with Iran, a trend economists say may be more promising in light of a signed agreement by President Trump. The average 30-year fixed…...