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Mortgage applications decreased 1.8% from one week earlier; mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 2.0% compared from a year ago; a Realtor.com Gen Z survey finds that 82% of respondents believe it’s harder for their generation to buy a home compared to previous ones; the effects of the federal government shutdown are beginning to […]

Mortgage applications decreased 4.7% from one week earlier; mortgage credit availability increased to its highest level in four months; 93% of Americans says housing costs are too high; homebuyer affordability in September reached levels not seen since early 2023; price growth continues its downward trend, only rising 1.3% in August 2025; and roughly a third […]

Mortgage applications decreased 12.7% from one week earlier; pending home sales in August increased by 4.0% from the prior month and rose 3.8% YOY; the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose just 1.7% YOY, down from 1.9% in June; mortgage rates inched up for the second straight week, averaging 6.34%; and the share […]

There were an estimated 506,000 more home sellers than buyers in August, making it the strongest buyer’s market in more than a decade; mortgage applications increased 0.6% from one week earlier; sales of newly built homes surged to a three-year high in August; homebuyer affordability improved in August, with the national median payment decreasing to […]

The average U.S. homeowner lost approximately $9,200 in equity during the past year; mortgage applications increased 29.7% from one week earlier; August new home purchase mortgage applications increased 1.0%; the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.26% for the week ending September 18; and housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.31 million […]

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.35% for the week ending September 11, down from 6.50% last week; mortgage applications increased 9.2% from one week earlier; refinances rose to 26% of originations last month; mortgage credit availability increased slightly in August; half of the fastest-selling metros in the U.S. are in the Midwest; and summer […]

Mortgage applications decreased 1.4% from one week earlier; sales of previously owned homes rose 2% in July compared with June to 4.01 million units; originations climbed 5% YoY in Q1 2025 thanks to a 44% refi leap, while the home equity market saw its strongest growth in three years; single‑family housing starts climbed by 2.8% […]

Mortgage applications increased 0.8% from one week earlier; new listing fell 3.2% to their lowest level in two years; sales of previously owned homes in June fell 2.7% from May; Boomers now hold nearly half of the nation's real estate wealth at $19 trillion; sales of new single-family homes declined by 17% from 2020 to […]

Mortgage applications decreased 10.0% from one week earlier; the Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell by 1.3% to 103.7 in June; new home applications increased 8.5% in June; homebuilders are slashing prices at the highest rate in 3 years; nearly one third of major U.S. housing markets now see falling home prices; the U.S. housing shortage […]

Mortgage applications increased 9.4% from one week earlier; pending sales fell 3.5% year over year during the four weeks ending July 6; home prices held steady last week, while also spending more time on the market; more homeowners are starting to fall behind on their mortgages due to costs that come after buying; June delistings […]