Housing
US Housing Starts Fall Less Than Expected In February
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U.S. homebuilding fell in February, pulled down by a sharp decline in the construction of multifamily housing units, and... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Drop Over 8% As Interest Rates Jump Briefly
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A spike in interest rates abruptly ended the refinance boom, pushing mortgage application volume down 8.4%, the Mortgage... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Refinance Applications Spike 15% As Interest Rates Plunge To Lowest In Nearly 4 Years
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Homeowners rushed to take advantage of the sharp drop in interest rates last week. Refinance demand pushed total mortgag... Read more
December Pending Home Sales Fall 4.9% As Supply Hits A Record Low
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Pending home sales, which measure signed contracts, not closings, dropped 4.9% in December compared with November, as th... Read more
Home Price Gains Continued To Heat Up In November, With Phoenix, Charlotte And Tampa Leading The Way, S&P Case-Shiller Index Says
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After cooling for much of last year, home price gains are accelerating again. Nationally, prices increased 3.5% annually... Read more
US Housing Starts Soar 16.9% In December To A 13-year High
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U.S. homebuilding surged in December as activity increased across the board, suggesting the housing market recovery was ... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Soar 30% As Homebuyer Demand Hits The Highest Level In 11 Years
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Purchase application volume hit the highest level since October 2009, rising 16% for the week and 8% from a year ago, ac... Read more
Mortgage Rates Fall Further, As Buyers Rush Into The First Open Houses Of 2020
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The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to the lowest level since October this week, according to Mortgage N... Read more
US Home Prices Gains Accelerate In October For 2nd Month
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U.S. home prices rose faster in October than the previous month as many would-be buyers competed for a limited supply of... Read more
Homebuilder Confidence Jumps To Highest Level In 20 Years
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Builder confidence in the newly built, single-family home market jumped 5 points in December to 76, the highest reading ... Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Drop 9% As Refinances Pull Back
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The combination of a holiday week and a stagnant mortgage rate environment kept borrowers away from their lenders last w... Read more
Next Year Will Be Hard On The Housing Market, Especially In These Big Cities
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Prices will fall in a quarter of the 100 largest metropolitan markets, including Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami and S... Read more
Home Price Gains Accelerate In September, S&P Case-Shiller Index Says
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After shrinking for much of this year, home price gains are now growing again. Read more
Outside The Box: This Home Mortgage Disaster Is Ready To Punish Housing Markets
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Cash-out refinancing is popular again — and still dangerous, writes Keith Jurow. Read more
US Housing Starts Rebound; Building Permits At Highest Level In Over 12 Years
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U.S. homebuilding rebounded in October and permits for future home construction jumped to a more than 12-year high. Read more
Outside The Box: Heres Why Home Prices Keep Going Up — And What We Can Do About It
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Mortgage lenders must find innovative, affordable ways to help buyers, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more
Weekly Mortgage Demand Is Flat As Interest Rates Hit The Highest Level In 3 Months
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Higher mortgage rates give homeowners little incentive to refinance their home loans Read more
Pending Home Sales Rise 1.5% In September, Thanks To Lower Mortgage Rates
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Pending home sales, which measure signed contracts to buy existing homes, rose for the second straight months. Realtors ... Read more
Home Price Gains Heat Up In August But Lag In Major Markets: S&P Case-Shiller Index Says
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Home prices rose 3.2% in August, up from the 3.1% gain in July, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National... Read more
Regulator Says Government Will Wipe Out Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Shareholders If Needed
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The comment came during a congressional hearing regarding the Trump administration’s housing finance reform plans. ... Read more
