National Mortgage News, April 17, 2025Mortgage rates increased more than 20 basis points this week, but remained below the 7% mark, according to Freddie Mac.Click here for more (subscription)
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Sellers Are Putting More Homes on the Market. But It’s Proving Difficult to Find Buyers.
Business Insider, April 17, 2025-Jennifer SorThe housing market saw a pronounced buyer-seller mismatch last month, and it’s proving difficult to draw prospective home buyers off of the sidelines, according to …
Mortgage Default Risk Falls in Q4 2024
MPA Mag, April 17, 2025Stronger borrower characteristics, such as slightly higher FICO scores and lower loan-to-value ratios, have led to a reduction in mortgage default risk in the U.S.Click here …
U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Most Since October, Denting Home Demand
Bloomberg News, April 16, 2025-Vince GolleU.S. mortgage rates jumped last week by the most since October on the back of heightened volatility in the Treasury market, causing a pullback in …
Billionaires and CEOs Bet on Cheap San Francisco Real Estate
Bloomberg News, April 16, 2025-Biz CarsonIn San Francisco’s financial district, the One Montgomery building evokes the opulence of America’s turn of the 20th century gilded age. With its Tuscan columns, …
Podcast: How Market Volatility Can Affect Homeowners and House HuntersPodcast:
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2025Mortgage rates have gone up since last week’s market volatility. Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagher joins host Julia Carpenter to discuss what this …
FBI Warns of Home Title Theft Surge
HousingWire, April 15, 2025-Jonathan DelozierThe Boston division of the FBI is sounding the alarm over a rise in home title theft, aka quit claim deed fraud, a scheme in which …
FHFA Rolls Out Mortgage Fraud Tip Line
National Mortgage News, April 15, 2025-Andrew MartinezThe Federal Housing Finance Agency wants you to report instances of mortgage fraud.Click here for more (subscription)
Video: Home Ownership More Elusive for Young Americans
NBC News, April 14, 2025For younger Americans, owning a home is increasingly out of reach. The age of first-time homebuyers is now at a record high of 38 years old. …
Few Owners Trying To Reduce Debt Loads
National Mortgage Professional, April 15, 2025-Lew Sichelman Some homeowners are so riddled with debt that they have trouble sleeping at night. And only a third are taking a strategic approach …