The Federal Reserve just raised its benchmark interest rate for the ninth consecutive time, but mortgage rates are falling, and as a result, homebuyer demand is rising
The typical down payment is 10% smaller than it was a year ago, but buyers in these costly metros are still dishing out the big bucks for home purchases
Soaring interest rates are pricing a growing number of Americans out of the new-home market, and that share is expected to keep rising as the Fed sends borrowing costs even higher