You loved last week's good news on mortgage rates, and this week brought even more smiles to real estate agents and brokers
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A dip in the weekly average for 30-year mortgage rates dropped the average mortgage payment to $2,575 in November, and homebuyers are taking advantage
Pending sales fell 1.5% month over month in October to a reading of 71.4, the lowest score recorded since the Pending Home Sales Index began publishing in 2001
Demand for purchase loans picks up for 4th consecutive week, and bond market investors are pushing rates lower on hopes for Fed easing as inflation subsides
The tool is described in an announcement from the brokerage as similar to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, but with more real-time and metro-level data
The homes are part of the company’s 'Everything’s Included' incentive, which offers a one-stop solution for outfitting a new home
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
LendingTree's latest consumer survey revealed 35% of Americans hope the market will crash in the next 12 months. They believe an economic downturn will lower mortgage rates and home prices
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
Sales of newly built single-family homes clocked in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000 during the month of October
A big drop in mortgage rates has resulted in holiday rejoicing for agents and hopeful buyers. Make sure you're ready to work with them
Two closely watched forecasts agree that mortgage rates have probably peaked, but the MBA and Fannie Mae diverge sharply on how quickly they'll come down over the next 2 years
Requests for purchase loans were up 4% last week compared to the week before, but down 20% from the same time a year ago, Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey of lenders finds
Neither brand recognition nor the promise of lower rates were as valuable to agents as a mortgage lender's ability to reliably obtain funding, according to results from the latest Inman Intel Index