HousingWire, Jan. 2, 2024-Neil PiersonRising mortgage rates suppressed applications in the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) final mortgage applications survey index of 2024, released on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, application volume dropped significantly …
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Pro Take: Remote Work’s Persistence Helps Keep Housing Prices High Outside Big Cities
WSJ Pro, Jan. 3, 2024-Yuri NaganoReturn-to-office mandates at high-profile companies have grabbed headlines and some big cities are showing more life downtown, but remote work remains entrenched enough to keep …
Is The Walk Score Over As A Measure Of Housing Investment?
Forbes, Jan. 3, 2024-Roger ValdezMore than a decade ago, I remember walking from my apartment on Seattle’s Capitol Hill to the headquarters of Walk Score on the border of the …
Jobless Claims Keep Mortgage Rates Elevated
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 …
Over 250k Homeowners Remain in Forbearance — Report
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 …
FHFA, Treasury Amend GSE Conservatorship Agreements
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 …
January Mortgage Outlook: Rates Trending Lower
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 …
Student Debt Issues Can Be Solved
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 …
Mortgage Rates Likely to Go Back Over 7% as They Rise Again
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 …
Is Living on Top of a Costco the Answer to Affordable-Housing Crisis?
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 …