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The Mortgage Bankers Association's preliminary first half 2023 analysis shows the highest jump since the 2000s housing boom. Here's what might happen next.

The 30-year average rate got closer to 7% as central bank officials dashed near-term hopes of a cut, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in January by the most in nearly a year as buyers took advantage of lower mortgage rates at the start of 2024.

The frozen rain pellets which can destroy roofs, sidings and windows were responsible for the largest percentage of insured loss last year.

The top 3 cities have an average median listing price of $217,967.

Since mid-January, "we have seen a meaningful uptick in demand that has continued through this past weekend," Toll Brothers Chief Executive Officer Doug Yearley said in an earnings call Wednesday. 

The world's largest credit union said that Dietrich Kuhlmann, a retired rear admiral and currently the institution's chief operating officer, would succeed retiring CEO Mary McDuffie on March 1.

Mortgage application activity had its largest decline in a year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Significantly more Americans own a home now than a decade ago, but the disparity between Black homeownership rates and those of other racial and ethnic groups has grown wider, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Each state was rated on a number of factors in five categories, including affordability, overall well-being, quality and cost of healthcare, weather and crime.