Mortgages in 2014: How New Requirements Will Affect Homebuyers
Even if you’ve bought a home before, wading back into the market in 2014 is […]
Falling Interest Rates Reflect Need for Jobs, Income Growth
Many threads, much confusion. Most important, a simultaneous event and indicator: the 10-year T-note broke […]
Home Equity Loans Pick Up, But Slowly
Home equity loans, which helped fuel Americans’ pre-recession spending binges, are climbing out of a […]
3 Reasons Right Now is the Best Time to Buy a Home
There has never been a better time to buy a home this year. And yet […]
April Applications for New Home Purchases Up 5%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey data for April shows mortgage applications for new […]
New Data from CoreLogic Shows Short Sales on the Decline
The expiration of a federal tax exemption for forgiven mortgage debt appears to be scaring […]
Home Prices Up 12.9% from Last Year: Case-Shiller
In recent housing news, the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index tracked a 0.8 […]
After Stagnant Winter, Pending Home Sales on the Move in March
After months of stagnant activity, pending home sales rose in March, marking the first gain […]
2014 First Quarter: Sources of New Home Sales Financing
The share of new single-family home sales purchased using Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backed mortgages continued to […]
Home Values at or Near Pre-Recession Highs in 1000+ U.S. Cities
Declines in home values experienced during the recession have already been, or are close to […]