Total existing-home sales -- including condominiums and co-operatives -- set the third-highest pace on record in the first quarter, rising in 44 states and the District of Columbia from the levels recorded a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors.The seasonally adjusted annual resales rate was 6.84 million units in the first quarter, up 8.3% from 6.32 million in the first quarter of 2004. (The record high of 6.90 million units was set in the second quarter of 2004, followed by 6.88 million in the fourth quarter of last year, the NAR reported.) The biggest year-over-year gains were recorded in Alaska, where the resale rate was up 21.4%; Wyoming, up 17.5%; and Oregon, up 17.3%. The NAR can be found online at http://realtor.org.
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The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
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In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
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The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
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The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
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But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
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The top five producers had an average dollar volume of FHA loans of more than $50 million in 2023.
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