The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey data for December shows mortgage applications for new home purchases edged up by just 0.2 percent from November but improved by 42.2 percent from a year ago. The survey does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns. [...]
After setting more than a dozen record lows last year, mortgage rates began 2021 on an upward climb, and that lit a fire under borrowers, fearing they might miss the last of the lowest rates. Mortgage applications to refinance a home loan spiked 20% last [...]
Veros Real Estate Solutions, Santa Ana, Calif., released its Q4-2020 VeroFORECAST data, projecting home price appreciation will increase significantly during the next 12 months in the 100 most-populated markets. The overall average forecast is 5.9% by Q4 2021, an additional increase of 0.9 percentage points compared to [...]
The end of 2020 won’t necessarily mean saying goodbye to the favorable 2% mortgage rates that hit historically low levels 16 times over the past 12 months. In fact, most industry observers believe rates will remain at the same low levels in 2021 as the Federal Reserve uses low rates as a weapon [...]
The national median home price rose 14% year over year to $335,519 in November, according to Redfin, Seattle. And in many housing market hotspots, bidding wars persist for more than half of home sales. The Redfin report (https://www.redfin.com/news/november-housing-market-update-14-pct/) said the huge jump in home prices [...]
Historically low interest rates, change in home preferences, flexible work schedules and increased housing affordability triggered substantial rebound in first-time homebuyer market in the third quarter, said Genworth Mortgage Insurance, Richmond, Va. The company’s quarterly First-Time Homebuyer Market Report (https://miblog.genworth.com/first-time-homebuyer-market-report) also said private mortgage insurance [...]
Mortgage rates set yet another record low last week — the 15th this year and the second record in as many weeks. The drop, however, did not spark any significant change in weekly mortgage applications, but demand is substantially stronger than it was a year [...]
It’s that time of the year, folks, when prognosticators dust off their crystal balls, consult the oracles and offer their predictions for the coming year. Redfin, Seattle, kicks things off with a bold prediction: after nearly a year of the devastating effects of the coronavirus, [...]
The National Association of Home Builders‘ Home Building Geography Index found that during the third quarter, the exodus from big cities to the suburbs and less expensive areas increased as people continue to work remotely. According to the HBGI, suburbs of medium-sized cities posted the greatest single-family gains in Q3, [...]
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) decreased to a survey low of 2.92% from 2.99%.Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 4% for the week and were 19% higher than the same week one year [...]
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