Housing markets

Fannie Mae's home price sentiment index grew to 72.8 in February, up 2.1 points from the month prior.

Activity increased for both purchases and refinances, as well as for both conventional and government lending, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Prices in several cities came in more than 20% above what would be considered a sustainable level when compared to local economic factors, according to the rating agency's report.

While a Fannie Mae study confirms that the vast majority want to age in place, people 60 and older don't want to use their residence as a piggy bank.

Until Congress addresses the federal deficit, the tendency will be for higher long-term interest rates regardless of what the Fed does with the short end of the yield curve, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The income needed to comfortably afford a home in the US has leapt 80% since 2020, far exceeding a 23% increase in median income over the same period, according to a post on Thursday by Zillow.

Nearly half of sellers and buyers in a recent LendingTree survey said they didn't know what commission percentage their agent received in their most recent transaction.

Loan volumes fell for the third straight week, with depressed demand for government lending driving activity downward, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

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Prices nationally rose 5.5% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.