Category: Top National News

HousingWire, Jan. 2, 2024-Logan Mohtashami Today, the jobless claims data again showed why mortgage rates continue to be elevated, confirming that the labor market isn’t breaking. The labor market is …

MPA, Jan. 3, 2024-Camille Joyce LisayThe Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly loan monitoring survey revealed an increase in total mortgage loans in forbearance to 0.50% as of November 30, 2024.Click …

National Mortgage News, Jan. 3, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe changes add some steps that would have to be taken before Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit following statements from a Trump …

NerdWallet, Jan. 3, 2025-Holden LewisMortgage rates might ride up and down in January and finish lower than where they started, like a road trip that begins in the mountains and …

The Housing Scene by Lew Sichelman, Jan. 3, 2025Massive, often insurmountable amounts of student debt have prevented millions of otherwise qualified borrowers from obtaining financing to buy a house.Click here …

National Mortgage News, Jen. 2, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinThe Freddie Mac mortgage rate tracker on Thursday morning showed the conforming 30-year fixed rate mortgage creep closer to the 7% level last seen …

The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 1, 2024-Rebecca PicciottoA real-estate developer in Los Angeles is testing a new blueprint for affordable housing: stack apartments on top of a Costco.Click here for …

Inman, Jan. 2, 2024-Richelle HammielIn November, active listings rose 0.5 percent month over month and 12.1 percent year over year, according to Redfin’s analysis.Click here for more (subscription)

Boston Globe, Jan. 2, 2024-Madeline BilisThe idea of living in a micro-unit, or an apartment roughly less than 400 square feet, might send some renters heading for the wide-open spaces …

Home Equity Lending News, December 31, 2024The final week of 2024 brought with it the year’s lowest average home-equity line-of-credit rates -— which have tumbled 176 basis points since the …