Mortgage Loan Rates Mostly Flat, Applications Increase
Applications for new mortgages rose by more than 3% last week while mortgage interest rates moved mostly sideways.
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Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to 10-Year Low
Mortgage delinquency rates for loans 30 days or more past due dropped to a 10-year low in August. The foreclosure rate dropped by a third year over year as well.
12 Tips on Things to Do Before Listing Your House For Sale
Here are a dozen tips from real estate pros on things you can do to help sell your home faster and for the best possible price.
10 US Cities With Skyrocketing Home Values
Cities where home prices are the highest are not necessarily the cities where home prices are appreciating fastest. Here are 10 U.S. metro areas where home values are rising fastest.
Mortgage Payments Rising Faster Than Home Prices
Everyone knows that U.S. home prices are rising at a rapid clip. What many may not know is that mortgage payments are rising even faster.
Mortgage Loan Rates Slip, Application Index Unchanged
What little movement there was in the mortgage banking business last week was to the benefit of borrowers. Loan rates dipped slightly week over week on most types of mortgage loans.
CoreLogic September Home Price Index Soars 7%
U.S. home prices rose by 7% year over year in September and just under 1% compared with August, according to housing research firm CoreLogic.
4 Homebuilders to Buy Now After Being Hammered on New Tax Plan
A proposed change to the mortgage interest tax deduction drew some ire last week. The homebuilders were sold off in quick fashion, but the sell-off in the group may be way overdone.
6 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Home Sale
Getting an offer for your home that is over the asking price is not always what it appears to be. Be prepared for some negotiation with the buyer that you may not have expected.
Mortgage Loan Rates Higher, Applications Dip as Lenders Await New Fed Chair
Mortgage loan rates rose to multimonth highs last week as demands for bonds rose. That demand has cooled somewhat as markets await the naming of a new chairperson for the Federal Reserve Bank.
August Home Prices Push Higher: Case-Shiller
U.S. home prices rose more than 6% year over year in August as they zero in on setting a new all-time high.
Homebuilders Lennar, CalAtlantic in $9.3 Billion Merger
Homebuilders Lennar and CalAtlantic have agreed to merger in deal valued at $9.3 billion including $3.6 billion of CalAtlantic debt. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.
Sweetening the Deal May Help Sell Your House
When you put your house on the market, you might receive some unexpected last-minute requests to sweeten the deal by including certain furnishings. Plan ahead for dealing with these requests so you don't lose…
Pending Home Sales Flat in September, Remain at Near 3-Year Low
The National Association of Realtors pending home sales index was unchanged in September as sales continue to languish due to higher prices and lower inventory.
September New Home Sales Post 10-Year High
Sales of new homes in September rose to a 10-year high for the month. Prices were also up sharply, indicating that more sales were going to repeat rather than first-time buyers.