Rent growth has slowed during the pandemic, seemingly a boost for rent affordability. But more expensive areas tended to soften the most, giving little respite to renters in lower-priced areas, reported Zillow, Seattle.
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Housing Market Roundup—Mar. 19, 2021
Here’s a rapid-fire summary of recent reports on the housing and housing finance industries:
Housing Market Roundup: Mar. 12, 2021
Lots of housing market reports piling up in the MBA NewsLink inbox. Let’s get going:
Millennials Get Comfortable with Mortgage Process
Reports from ICE Mortgage Technology and Zillow illustrate not only how comfortable they have become with the mortgage process—particularly online—but also in what kind of mortgages they obtain.
Reports Cite Progress—and Work to Do—for Female/Minority Home Buyers
Two reports illustrate both the progress made in lending to women and minorities and the challenges lenders continue to face in expanding minority homeownership.
Industry Briefs Feb. 25, 2021
Finicity, Salt Lake City, announced its one-touch Mortgage Verification Service, enabling lenders to allow consumers to permission data so lenders can verify assets, income and employment in a single interaction. The verification is accepted by both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
2021 Housing Market ‘Red Hot’
The past year has been like no other, housing-wise. Near-record-low interest rates, tight housing supplies and greater flexibility in where one lives have pushed a normally predictable housing cycle into uncharted territory, as three new housing reports show.
Record-Low Inventories Drive Record-Low Contract Periods
With record-low housing inventories and sharply increasing home prices, what else could happen? How about record-low contract periods, according to both Redfin, Seattle, and Zillow, Seattle.
Home Prices Jump on Robust Demand; Housing Gains at 15-Year High
Home prices are rising at rates not seen in years, with four reports—from Standard & Poor’s, Zillow, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and First American Financial Corp.—confirming no apparent letup.
Industry Briefs Jan. 26, 2021
SitusAMC Holdings Corp., New York, acquired Assimilate Solutions LLC, a provider of mortgage and title knowledge process outsourcing and information technology outsourcing platforms.