The Mortgage Bankers Association's latest report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week increase of more than 11 in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending August 28.
Home prices in the United States rose for the 41st consecutive month in July. Only Massachusetts and Mississippi posted negative home price appreciation for the month.
Freddie Mac has now released its monthly Insight & Outlook for August of 2015. While the group is saying that there is no single statistic pegging when a housing market is overvalued or likely…
The National Association of Realtors pending home sales index has now risen for six of the past seven months.
A new study shows that real estate brokers who charge lower commission are treated badly by other brokers in their industry.
When the Mortgage Bankers Association released its latest report on mortgage applications, it noted a week-over-week increase in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending August 21.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that sales of new homes in July rose.
In all 20 U.S. cities included in the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, June house prices increased both year over year and month over month.
The total U.S. inventory of foreclosed properties is down more than 24% year over year in July to just 1.4% of mortgaged properties.
The National Association of Realtors reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in July remained at the highest pace since February 2007.
Mortgage loan rates fell on all types of loans last week, with most types posting their lowest levels since May.
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for August increased by one point to the highest reading since November 2005.