30-Year Fixed Mortgage Loan Rates at Lowest Since May 2013
The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly report on mortgage applications noted a decrease in its seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending November 28.
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Home prices in the United States rose for the 32nd consecutive month in October, but the increases have slowed for high-end properties.
Pending Home Sales Drop in October
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) Wednesday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes in October. The pending home sales index slipped 1.1% from an upwardly revised index reading of 105.3…
New Home Sales Rise Especially for Most Expensive Homes
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for October. Sales rose 0.7% month-over-month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 458,000, from a downwardly revised September sales figure…
Mortgage Loan Rates Remain Low as Mortgage Applications Slip
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 4.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending November 21st following a…
Washington, Atlanta Home Prices Drop in Sept
ThinkstockIn nine of 20 U.S. cities included in the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, September house prices declined, and in six of those cities the drop was greater than the 0.1% drop in the month-over-month…
Expensive Home Inventory Soars
The supply of homes for the wealthy rose rapidly in October. The same cannot be said for the inventory of low and mid-priced homes.
October Sales of Existing Homes Rise to 13-Month High
The National Association of Realtors reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in October rose the highest since September 2013.
New Housing Starts Slip Slightly, but New Permits Rise Sharply
New housing starts in October slipped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.009 million, a decrease of 2.8% from the upwardly revised September rate.
Mortgage Loan Rates Not Low Enough to Attract Refinancing
The MBA weekly report on mortgage applications noted an increase in its seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending November 14.
Homebuilder Confidence Regains Upward Trend in November
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index for November rose four points to 58.
Miami and LA, Least Affordable Housing Markets
They are at opposite ends of the country, but Miami and Los Angeles are the two least affordable housing markets in America.
All-Cash Home Sales Highest in Florida, Lowest in DC
In January of 2011, nearly half of all U.S. home sales were made as all-cash transactions. By August of this year, that had slipped to little more than a third.
Mortgage Loan Rates Bounce Up and Down
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications noted a decrease in its seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending November 7.
D.R. Horton Earnings Hurt by Higher Costs
D.R. Horton reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning.