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Black borrowers locked in an average mortgage rate of 4.44% for conventional loans — 15 basis points higher than white borrowers, according to an analysis of HMDA data by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.

But for the first time in a month, fewer consumers refinanced into a government-guaranteed mortgage.

The mortgage unit contributed $20 million of the $26 million the holding company earned over that period.

The Marin County, Calif., real estate market in September continued to defy seasonal trends amid the coronavirus pandemic, with home sales up nearly 68% over the prior year.

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Purchases of new single-family houses dropped 3.5% from August to a 959,000 annualized pace from a downwardly revised 994,000 rate, government data showed Monday.

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Maine's red-hot residential real estate market shows no signs of cooling, thanks in part to increased interest from out-of-state buyers.

Sales of previously owned homes rose more than expected in September to the highest level in 14 years as a desire for more space and record-low mortgage rates continue to support demand.

Mortgage rates fell this week to another record low, and are now over a full percentage point below where they were five years ago, according to Freddie Mac.

But an expected drop in refinancings as mortgage rates rise should more than cancel that out, resulting in declining overall volume through 2023.

Mortgage volume continues to surge, driven by borrowers refinancing behind record-low interest rates, according to Ellie Mae.

Southern California home sales and prices surged higher in September, the latest evidence of a hot housing market during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% from one week earlier, although a slight drop in purchase volume belied the fact that consumers are taking advantage of the current rate environment, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The number of bidding wars increased for the fifth straight month, with Salt Lake City posting the highest rate of competitive listings in two years, according to Redfin.

The Bay Area real estate market continued its roaring recovery in September, as buyers took advantage of ultra-low mortgage rates to scoop up a shrinking number of homes for sale at an astonishing pace.

With record low mortgage rates driving buyer demand, home sales and prices spiked in September, shrinking the supply and days on market, according to Remax.

This year will top the total volume generated in the housing boom year of 2003. Meanwhile, next year's 30-year FRM is predicted to stay at 2.8%.

In the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the number of homes that sold in 10 days or fewer jumped from about 1,730 in September 2019 to roughly 4,250 last month.

While spiking from the year before, mortgage applications to purchase new homes fell in September from August, with low supply and high unemployment keeping it in check, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.