Mortgage rates

Mortgage rates fell this week, reversing a gradual upward trend, to reach their lowest level in six weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Entry-level home buyers outnumbered sellers in the Twin Cities metro in October, boosting prices and stifling sales of houses priced at less than $300,000.

Mortgage lenders are operating in a refinance-dominated market again for the first time in years, but it may offer diminishing returns.

Existing-home sales outperformed their estimated potential for October on improved consumer buying power since the start of 2019 and lower mortgage rates, First American said.

For the second consecutive week, mortgage application activity unusually moved in the same direction as interest rates, decreasing 2.2% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Southern California's recent surge in home sales and prices continued into October, marking the second straight month of year-over-year sales gains in all six counties.

New-home construction rose in October as single-family starts registered the strongest pace since the beginning of the year.

With economic expansion expected to keep churning through at least the first half of next year, Fannie Mae upwardly revised its single-family mortgage origination outlook for 2019 and 2020.

Homebuilder sentiment in the U.S. eased in November for the first time in five months while holding close to the highest level since February 2018.

Affordability gains on new homes sparked sales as recent construction focused on the price points where inventory was needed, according to Redfin.

People shopping for a home in the Portland area are facing headwinds as the year dwindles down.

Mortgage rates rose modestly this week as investors have a more positive view of the economy and so they are moving money out of the bond market, according to Freddie Mac.

Recent increases in Dallas-Fort Worth home sales were welcome after a slowdown earlier this year.

Mortgage applications increased from one week earlier, although conforming loan interest rates moved back over 4%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home sales in San Diego County jumped 14.7% in September from the same time last year, which analysts largely attribute to a drop in mortgage rates.

Home-price growth is accelerating again. Give credit to this year’s plunge in mortgage rates.

Though still comparatively strong, consumer confidence in the housing market dropped again in October in response to economic uncertainty and lack of affordability, according to Fannie Mae.

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in four weeks, although given investor optimism over better economic news, it might be a blip, according to Freddie Mac.

Houston held its spot as the No. 2 market for new home starts in the third quarter, according to a new report from Metrostudy.

Southern California house prices continued rising in September, although gains remain the smallest since the housing recovery began in the spring of 2012, new data shows.