Mortgage rates

Market reaction to the trade dispute with China led to a modest decline in mortgage rates this week, but that shouldn't affect home sales in the coming months, Freddie Mac said.

Sentiment among homebuilders increased in May by more than expected, sustaining this year's upward swing on stronger sales and lower mortgage rates.

The gap in home price perception between appraisers and property owners widened in April, reaching its greatest spike in four years, according to Quicken Loans. At the same time, home values continued climbing.

Some good news emerged in the housing market recently, but there's one factor that means homebuyers aren't likely to see any relief soon: low supply.

While prepayment speeds on agency mortgage-backed securities rose in April, that increase should be short-lived as further significant interest drops are not expected, said a report from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Affordability got better for mortgage borrowers at the start of 2019, but housing inventory constraints limited the degree of improvement, according to the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.

Lower rates hurt the value of Impac Mortgage Holdings' servicing rights and overall earnings in the first quarter, but they could help improve the company's second-quarter results.

Single-family home sales across the Houston area were up 7.8% in April, the third straight monthly increase and the biggest gain so far this year, according to the Houston Association of Realtors.

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Mortgage rates continued to decline during May, as fears over a possible trade war with China drove investors into safer instruments, according to Freddie Mac.