Economics Mortgage Rates Increase Along With Hopes of China Trade Dispute Resolution Foreign affairs such as the trade dispute with China and Brexit can hit close to home, affecting even the housing market. Mortgage rates...
Builders The Houses Lost to the Home Building Oligarchy Lack of competition in the home building industry leads to approximately 150,000 fewer homes a year, according to a recent working paper by...
Q+A NAHB Economist Robert Dietz Talks ‘Growth Recession’ and Housing in 2020 Q&A with the National Association of Home Builders' chief economist to answer some of the industry's burning questions about the housing market and economic forecast
Economics Home Building Retreats While Manufacturing Struggles U.S. homebuilding tumbled from more than a 12-year high in September, but single-family home construction rose for a fourth straight month,...
Economics Optimism Building Despite Housing Start Slump Housing starts declined but other economic measures suggest that the construction slowdown could be temporary. September starts fell...
Economics What's Keeping Mortgage Rates From Sinking Lower? Interest rates have been plummeting, but the cost of taking out a mortgage hasn’t fallen as fast. Falling rates are usually a boon to the...
Economics The Housing Market’s Rebound Is No Mirage One place where the Federal Reserve's “mid-cycle adjustment” is playing out according to script is in the housing market, which at 15% is...
Economics Consumer Confidence in Housing Weakens Although most consumers believe now is a good time to buy a home, a growing number of respondents in the monthly Fannie Mae consumer...
Economics Mortgage Interest Rates: How Low Can They Go? Economists at Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the Mortgage Bankers Association are forecasting low mortgage rates, slowing home price...
New-Home Sales Lower Mortgage Rates Bringing in Buyers The sell-off in the stock market is causing an unexpected turnaround in mortgage interest rates. The average rate on the popular 30-year...