Housing markets

Increased purchases among property investors and build-to-rent buyers is just part of what's driving competition these days.

But the Mortgage Bankers Association still expects the dollar volume of purchase originations to increase from 2022 to 2024 compared with 2021.

Mortgage rates have pushed up costs to buying a new house even more.

New single-family home mortgage applications, housing starts and industry sentiment all came in at their lowest since 2020.

But these expenditures are still expected to increase by over 10% compared to 2021, which is more than double the 5% historical average, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University said.

Buyers who are not U.S. citizens increased by 9% over the past year, the first jump since the pandemic started.

Still, executives expect to see more opportunities in single-family rentals in the next few months.

Home sales were down by 17% in June, while inventory increased over 27%, compared to numbers from one year ago, according to Remax.

Both the 203(k) and Title 1 programs have not gotten attention by the agency for quite some time, senior officials admitted during a briefing.

Wells Fargo missed analysts’ earnings estimates as home lending slowed and the bank set aside more than expected for potentially soured loans as the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes started to cool the once-hot housing market.

With rising interest rates and lower affordability, the velocity of value increases is likely to decelerate further in coming months, Fannie Mae said.

While the reason behind the deficit for every city is different, it is leading to soaring prices as the country faces high interest rates and a possible recession.

Switching to a system in which the buyer pays an agent’s fee out of pocket would be most damaging to minorities and first-time home buyers, who could have more difficulty in qualifying for a loan, the HomeServices of America paper said.

Soaring housing prices and inflation are making it more difficult to buy a home, which could cool the San Antonio area's sizzling real estate market.

The affordability crisis is giving buyers more reason to exit contracts, another sign of a cooling market.

By leveraging establishing relationships and engaging stakeholders, mortgage companies can play a part in alleviating the home availability and affordability strain, writes the president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.

Prices are starting to fall in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. but they are still much higher than their pre-pandemic levels.

Fannie Mae research shows 81% of consumers think the economy is “on the wrong track.”

Affordability was at its lowest point since the mid-1980s while home price appreciation numbers remained historically strong, Black Knight’s latest report found.