Pending Home Sales Rise for 3rd Straight Month to 15-Year High

Pending home sales marked three consecutive months of growth in July, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday, with all four major regions reporting gains in both month-over-month and year-over-year transactions.

July Existing Home Sales Ride the Wave

Existing home sales surged by a record 24.7 percent in July, the second straight double-digit monthly gain, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday.

Pending Home Sales Jump Nearly 17%

Pending home sales jumped for the second straight month in June, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday.

June Existing Home Sales Jump Record 20.7%

Existing home sales rebounded at a record pace in June, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday, showing strong signs of a market turnaround after three straight months of sales declines caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Faith Schwartz: New Era Borne of Pandemic to Upend Mortgage Costs

As longtime industry participants, we at Housing Finance Strategies contend that the pandemic has created a revolutionary opportunity that we must seize and leverage so that the mortgage business can emerge with higher quality prospective products funded through a drastically reduced cost structure.

Faith Schwartz: New Era Borne of Pandemic to Upend Mortgage Costs

As longtime industry participants, we at Housing Finance Strategies contend that the pandemic has created a revolutionary opportunity that we must seize and leverage so that the mortgage business can emerge with higher quality prospective products funded through a drastically reduced cost structure.

May Pending Home Sales Back in Happy Place

Pending home sales mounted a record comeback in May, the National Association of Realtors said yesterday, jumping by more than 44 percent after two monthly declines stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.