Opinion
Despite unprecedented challenges, and the predictions of naysayers, the residential real estate market showed surprising strength in 2023, according to industry analyst Michael Gifford
Surge in Q3 home prices pushes mortgage giants' conforming loan limits in high-cost housing markets to $1,149,825 for single-unit properties, and up to $2,211,600 for 4-unit properties
National home prices climbed 3.9% from a year earlier in September and were up 0.7% from the previous month. Detroit was the market with the highest price growth, followed by San Diego
The plan to move to a bi-merge process allowing lenders to use 2, instead of 3, credit reports was announced last October by FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator
NAR united with lending groups on Thursday to urge the Fed to maintain its current mortgage holdings in order to narrow a wide 'spread' between 10-year Treasurys and rising mortgage rates
Following Rocket's lead, UWM and Guaranteed Rate say they'll price mortgages of up to $750K as if they're eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in anticipation of 2024 increases
The move could help qualifying borrowers avoid taking out a jumbo mortgage at a higher rate as Rocket gets a jump on an expected increase in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's 2024 loan limits
Between 2018 and 2020, Fannie and Freddie purchased close to 600 shared equity loans, before realizing that current regulations might prohibit them from doing so
US home prices climbed 0.6 percent between June and July and reported an annual increase of 1 percent, erasing earlier declines
ICE teams up with DeltaTerra Capital to translate physical climate risk estimates into financial risk assessments factoring in default risk, asset price depreciation and insurance costs
Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner revealed to Intel why an inventory surge in the fall of 2022 may have been a blip — and what that might mean for the housing market
US home prices rose to within 0.02% of an all-time high tallied in June 2022 as cities nationwide posted a fifth month of increases, according to data released Tuesday by CoreLogic and the FHFA
Prices rose 0.7% from April to May after adjusting for increases typically experienced in spring, according to estimates released Tuesday by CoreLogic and the Federal Housing Finance Agency
One new figure shows home prices rose in April compared to March but fell year over year. Economists, however, are fairly upbeat
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has formally requested public feedback on what its goals and priorities should be in setting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's pricing structure