Housing

16 Major Housing Markets Expected to See Lower Sales and Lower Prices in 2020

Posted: December 5, 2019 at 1:35 pm

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make. After a decade-long increase in housing prices after the Great Recession, there are at least some views ...
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Many Housing Markets Could See a Rough 2020, With an Election Wild Card to Boot

Posted: December 4, 2019 at 6:55 pm

At the end of every year, analysts, economists, strategists and market pundits all start to come out with their predictions for the coming year. That's the case for stocks and ...
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These Are the Housing Markets That Will Grow Fastest in 2020

Posted: December 4, 2019 at 1:05 pm

U.S. home sales have been strong this year, with new home sales up more than 30% year over year in October, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census ...
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Mortgage Loan Applications Down for Holiday Week, Loan Rates Make Mixed Moves

Posted: December 4, 2019 at 7:25 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 9.2% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending ...
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October Home Price Hikes Top 3% in Denver, DC

Posted: December 3, 2019 at 10:50 am

U.S. home prices rose 3.5% in October, compared with the same month a year ago, according to data from CoreLogic's Home Price Insights monthly report released Tuesday. The data includes ...
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Mortgage Loan Rates Dipped, New Mortgage Loans on Track for Best Year Since 2007

Posted: November 27, 2019 at 7:12 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 1.5% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending ...
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Home Prices Are Rising The Fastest In This City

Posted: November 27, 2019 at 5:16 am

New home sales recently reached a multimonth high. However. inventory is still tight, which tends to move prices higher. In September prices nationwide rose 3.2% compared with the same month ...
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Mortgage Loan Rates Dipped Last Week, Refinancings Dropped

Posted: November 20, 2019 at 7:45 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 2.2% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending ...
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October Housing Starts Maintain Solid Upward Trend

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 9:55 am

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that new housing starts in October rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.31 ...
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Want to Own Joe Pesci’s Old House? It’s For Sale

Posted: November 17, 2019 at 9:21 am
Last updated: November 18, 2019 6:26 am

Joe Pesci apparently wants to move to California for good. That means his New Jersey mansion is on the block — for only $6.5 million. At least it is in ...
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Mortgage Loan Rates Moved Higher Last Week, Refinancings Jumped

Posted: November 13, 2019 at 7:25 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 9.6% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending ...
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Home Foreclosures Remain at 2-Decade Low

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 9:55 am

The share of home mortgage loan payments that are 30 days or more past due fell to 3.7% in August, remaining at its lowest level in more than 20 years. ...
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Mortgage Loan Rates Slipped Last Week, Refinancings Increased

Posted: November 6, 2019 at 7:30 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of just 0.1% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ...
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September Home Prices Rise Most in DC, Denver

Posted: November 5, 2019 at 9:55 am

U.S. home prices rose 3.5% in September, compared with the same month a year ago, according to CoreLogic's latest Home Price Insights monthly report, released Tuesday. The data includes sales ...
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Higher Mortgage Loan Rates Continue to Reduce Demand for Refinancing

Posted: October 30, 2019 at 8:30 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 0.6% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending ...
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