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The average rate on a 30-year fixed loan plunged 12 basis points to 6.63%; mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from one week earlier; new listings climbed 10.2% year-over-year, marking the highest March increase in three years; the total value of owner-occupied real estate registered at $48.1 trillion, the third-highest value on record; and monthly payments for […]

To better serve an important segment of the mortgage market, the CMS correspondent channel is concentrating exclusively on underwriting and purchasing non-QM loans. Read Press Release ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 2, 2025) — Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS), one of the nation’s largest privately held non-bank lenders, boasts an impressive slate of loan offerings and services […]

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in three weeks to 6.65%; home-price growth accelerated slightly in January as buyers fought over tight supply; pending home sales improved by 2.0% in February; mortgage applications remain flat; monthly housing payments hit an all-time high of $2,807 during the four weeks ending March 23; and the spring […]

Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.2% in February; mortgage rates increased for the second week in a row to 6.67%; mortgage applications decreased 6.2% from one week earlier; home prices were flat year over year for the first time since October; loans in forbearance decreased slightly to 0.38%; and mortgage applications and home tours […]

Refinance activity went up 16% this week, while purchase applications rose and rates declined for the sixth consecutive week; mortgage credit availability increased for the third consecutive month; new home purchase activity, in line with seasonal patterns, strengthened in February; and home prices and time on the market is near year ago levels, while overall […]

Mortgage applications increased 20.4% from one week earlier; interest rates fell to 6.63% this week, the largest weekly decline since September; construction costs could increase by 4% to 6% over the next 12 months due to tariffs; consumer credit delinquencies hit a five year high; more first-time buyers are entering the market; and home prices […]

Pending home sales dropped 4.6% from December, the lowest level on record; mortgage rates dropped for the sixth straight week to 6.76%; mortgage application payments increased 3.7%; home prices grew 3.9% in December from a year earlier; the housing market continues its shift toward a more balanced state, with prices remaining on a downward trend […]

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell for the fourth straight week to 6.87%; applications to purchase newly constructed homes rebounded 19% from December; mortgage applications decreased 6.6% from one week earlier; the total value of the U.S. housing market grew 5.2% year over year; and the U.S. housing market tilted in favor of buyers […]

Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from one week earlier; shelter prices accelerated last month, rising 0.4% versus 0.3% in December; home prices rose in Q4 2024 as nearly 90% of metro areas saw gains; almost a quarter of all home listings saw a price cut in January; and the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index […]

Mortgage applications increased 2.2 percent from one week earlier; home prices increased year over year by 3.4% in December 2024 compared with December 2023; Inventory remains elevated and prices continue to fall, but the pace of the market has slowed; mortgage delinquencies increased 3.98%; and home equity levels remained strong in Q4 2024. Mortgage Applications […]