Prepayments Hit Two-Year High as Incentivized Borrowers Act

National Mortgage News, September 25, 2024-Bonnie SinnockThe rate at which consumers prepaid their home loans soared to heights not seen in 24 months in August, suggesting most of those identified …

Waiting for the Miracle of Church-to-Housing Development

Bloomberg News, Sept. 24, 2024-Patrick Sisson In 2009, Arlington Presbyterian Church was celebrating more than a century in its Northern Virginia community. It was also facing another, less optimistic, milestone: …

Podcast: How the Cost of Housing Became So Crushing

The New York Times, Sept. 24, 2024-The Daily Over the past year, frustration over the cost of housing in the United States has become a centerpiece of the presidential race, …

The Commercial-Property Market Is Coming Back to Life

Bloomberg News, Sept. 24, 2024-Natalie Wong and John GittelsohnBuyers and sellers in U.S. commercial real estate are increasingly convinced that the beleaguered market is reaching a bottom.Click here for more …

Affordability Rising As Income-To-Home-Price Ratio Falls

National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 24, 2024-Erica DrzewieckiThe annual income U.S. homebuyers need to afford the median home declined this August for the first time in four years as falling mortgage …

Will Mortgage Rates Drop in October Without a Fed Meeting?

MoneyWatch, September 24, 2024-Christy BieberIf you’re going to buy a home soon, it’s important to know whether mortgage rates could fall in October–even without a Fed meeting scheduled.Click here for …