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CoreLogic’s Home Price Insight Report for May 2016:
- Home prices rose 1.3 percent month-over-month in May 2016.
- Year-over-year, home prices were up 5.9 percent.
- Sales are forecasted to rise 0.8 percent month-over-month in June 2016 and 5.3 percent year-over-year in May 2017.
Mortgage rates:
Home equity rates:
Most recent market news:
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey:
- Average fixed mortgage rates dropped to 3.48 percent.
- This is 17 basis points from the November 2012 all-time record low: 3.31 percent.
- Last week, average 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were 3.56 percent.
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Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast for June 2016:
- Existing home sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual rates of 5.38 and 5.74 million, with a targeted number of 5.56 million.
- This is a slight 0.5 percent increase from May.
- It also indicates a 1.4 percent year-over-year gain.
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