New Home Sales Grew in December

Per the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single-family homes in December hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000.

CoreLogic: October Delinquency Rate Flat

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., reported 2.8% of mortgages were delinquent by 30 or more days in October; the same rate was recorded in both September 2023 and October 2022.

CoreLogic: Homeowner Equity Up 6.8%

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., found U.S. homeowners with mortgages’ equity has increased by $1.1 trillion since this time last year, a 6.8% gain year-over-year.

Home Builder Sentiment Dips Again: NAHB

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell six points to 34 in November, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the fourth consecutive monthly drop in builder confidence.