There were 160,585 closed home sales in 2024’s first 11 months. Going back to 1988, that’s the second-slowest pace.
As the Trump administration fills out it cabinet positions, advocates for housing affordability are feeling hopeful but cautious.
KENTUCKY, USA — The Kentucky housing market is slowing down as mortgage rates topped 7% this week. On Thursday, the Kentucky ...
Mortgage rates barely budged last year. While buyers enjoyed a brief dip to just above 6% in September, rates ended the year ...
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to bring down mortgage rates and make housing affordable again. His policies could do the opposite.
Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices ...
Mortgage rates are driven by the bond market and Friday was the least active day of the week for bonds. There were no major ...
Some U.S. consumers are optimistic about the housing market in 2025, believing there's a chance mortgage rates and home ...
MBA builder application survey data for December highlighted 9% year-over-year growth in loan applications for new homes.
High interest rates weighed on home builders during 2024, resulting in the slowest pace of new-home construction in five years and adding another speed bump to the U.S. housing market's recovery.
In a recent episode of Financial Freestyle, Matt Garland (aka the Mortgage Guy) explained how a mass deportation policy could upend construction and homebuilders.
It is possible to secure a home equity loan without an appraisal, although it may be more difficult to find. And in today's ...