CoreLogic’s second quarter Market Condition Indicators report:
- With home prices rising steadily since 2013, homes have become less affordable for some buyers — and, therefore, less sustainable, says CoreLogic in its Market Condition Indicators report for the second quarter.
- As home prices have continued to rise, the gap between home prices and sustainable values has narrowed to 3.6 percent below the long-run sustainable level — and could shrink even further to 1.5 percent by 2017, according to CoreLogic’s forecast.
- The trend is especially prevalent in Texas, where home prices in five local markets are well above their historical peak levels.
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Zillow’s Housing Confidence Index:
- Poor-performing housing markets — in terms of year-to-year price appreciation — are likely to see the highest volume of renters who plan to buy.
- Despite better-than-average home value increases, a number of renters in select metros plan to buy.
- Millennials will comprise a significant portion of buyers in poor-performing markets moving forward.
MBA’s Builder Applications Survey for August 2015:
- Mortgage applications for new-home purchases decreased by 6 percent month over month in August.
- Conventional loans comprised 68.5 percent of loan applications; FHA loans comprised 19 percent.
- New single-family homes were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 524,000 units in August, down 1.9 percent from July.
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey:
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.9 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Sept. 10, 2015. This is up from last week’s 3.89 percent average.
- 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.1 percent this week with an average 0.7 point. This is up from last week’s 3.09 percent average.
- 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 2.91 percent with an average 0.5 point, down from last week’s 2.93 percent average.
RealtyTrac’s Best Day of the Year to Buy a Home study:
- The best month to close on a home purchase is October — and the best day of the year to close is Oct. 8.
- The best weekday to close on a home purchase is Monday.
- The worst month of the year to close on a home is April.
CoreLogic’s June 2015 distressed sales data:
- Distressed sales comprised 9.4 percent of total home sales nationally in June 2015, down 2.4 percentage points year over year.
- Real estate owned (REO) sales accounted for 6 percent and short sales accounted for 3.4 percent of total home sales in June.
- Florida had the largest share of distressed sales of any state: 21 percent.
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