Mortgage rates

Lenders are feeling some relief on the regulatory front, but they still expect their compliance expenses to rise, according to a recent Lenders One survey.

Lower rates led to an increase in both purchase and refinance applications compared with the previous week. according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

For the first time since before the recession, the entire central Puget Sound region — from Pierce to Snohomish and Kitsap counties — has set records for median home prices.

The Fannie Mae Home Price Sentiment Index fell 0.5 percentage points in May to 86.2 as the continued price increase had more stating it was a better time to sell than buy.

Home prices were up 6.9% in April over the prior year, as lower mortgage rates during the month stimulated consumer demand to purchase a property, according to CoreLogic.

Mortgage rates inched lower for the third consecutive week and set a new low for the year, according to Freddie Mac.

Application volume decreased 3.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Housing demand unexpectedly weakened for a second month across most regions as lean inventory took a toll on affordability, putting a damper on the typically busier spring selling season.

A larger-than-forecast increase in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in March underscores both steady demand and lean inventory, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

Rising prices are holding back some potential sellers from listing their properties because they fear they won't find an affordable replacement, according to First American Financial Corp.

A drop in home sales in Porter County in April led to a year-over-year decline in Northwest Indiana, with total existing home sales of 898 in the seven-county area.

Mortgage rates hit their lowest mark of the year, as they were affected by the stock market sell-off on May 17, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of homes in the Chicago area dropped in April as potential homebuyers looked at houses but then turned away after finding disappointing choices, the Illinois Realtors reported.

Refinance mortgage volume hit a 10-year low during the first quarter, while a tepid market for purchase lending put total origination activity at its lowest level since 2014.

A larger-than-projected decline in April sales of previously owned homes from a 10-year high indicates the residential real estate market remains constrained by a lack of inventory.

Application volume increased 4.4% from one week earlier as rates hit their lowest level in seven months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

While mortgage rates dropped just three basis points this past week, Wednesday's stock market sell-off could drive them even lower going forward, according to Freddie Mac.

Mixed economic news kept mortgage rates just above 4% for the third consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications increased 2.4% from one week earlier as there was little movement in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Here's a look at the 12 markets where rising home prices, along with shifts in wages and interest rates, have combined to put the most downward pressure on consumers' purchasing power.