Housing markets

Contract closings decreased 1.9% from a month ago to a 4.14 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data released Wednesday.

Application volumes increased, as interest rates slid down to their lowest mark in almost two months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Understanding the peril is important for both primary and secondary mortgage market pricing of loans and risk, experts in a panel to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary Conference said Tuesday.

Horton, who stepped back from an executive role at his company D.R. Horton in October, died suddenly on Thursday.

The April and May announcements from the U.S. government, down payment assistance firms and lenders on easing the homeownership affordability crunch.

Roam Boost eases the path for FHA and VA mortgages held by sellers to be assumed by the buyer.

Millennials are likely to drive purchase business, while Gen X is the most likely refinance candidates, a related Freddie Mac analysis said.

Housing starts increased 5.7% to a 1.36 million annualized rate after downward revisions to prior months, according to government data released Thursday.

This is the fourth transaction EasyKnock has made of home equity alternative providers since the start of 2023.

Compared to a year ago, investors bought a greater number of properties and made up a larger share of overall purchases, returning to the market faster than individual buyers, according to Redfin.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of housing market conditions fell by 6 points to 45 in May, the lowest level since the start of the year.

Refinance activity jumped for a second week, as interest rates trended downwards, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

Coming off of what was considered a weak start to the spring season, mortgage applications for newly built homes rose 22% over the prior year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The agreements at the heart of the hearing did not cover the one reached with the National Association of Realtors or those people that only bought homes.

A loan that combines features of buy-before-you-sell offerings and home equity solutions might be the type of financing needed for buyers to compete in current and future housing markets, Calque's founder says.

A group of plaintiffs in another action against the National Association of Realtors and three franchisors claimed harm if the May 9 final settlement hearing took place.

Out of the 221 metro areas tracked, 205 had existing home price increases and just 15 reported year-over-year declines, the National Association of Realtors said.

The rates of single parent homeownership by gender differ by 14 percentage points, even though more single women own homes than men.

Purchases and refinances both contributed to weekly growth, with notable increases in certain government-lending segments, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Of about 1,400 resale agents nationwide surveyed by John Burns Research & Consulting, two-thirds said listings showed deficiencies in at least four different areas, including outdated kitchens and bathrooms.