Financing Interest Rates for AD&C Loans Rise, Bucking Trends Interest rates on loans for land acquisition, development, and single-family construction (AD&C) continued to rise in the second quarter...
Sales How Cost Per Square Foot Is Used as a Homebuying Tool The average cost per square foot in a neighborhood can help buyers determine if a home sale price is high or low, Realtor.com reports. ...
Financing The 25 Most Expensive Places to Live The most expensive places to live in the U.S. are often coastal towns where homes are too expensive for local salaries, HousingWire reports....
Financing Mortgage Rates Fall to Another Low The 30-year fixed-rate average fell to 3.55 % this week, its lowest level since November 2016, the Washington Post reports. The 30-year...
Financing Risky Mortgage Loans Are Making a Comeback Realtor.com reports that 2018 saw the highest rate of unconventional mortgage loans since the 2008 housing crisis, and 2019 is on track to...
Financing Americans Have More Mortgage Debt but Delinquencies Are Down Mortgage balances for Americans pushed to the highest level ever, totaling $9.4 trillion during the second quarter, per the Federal Reserve...
Affordability Mortgage Rates Drop Again, But Many Buyers Can’t Take Advantage Mortgage rates dropped again this week, but many homebuyers are still unable to find homes they can afford, Realtor.com reports. The 30...
Financing What Salary Is Needed to Qualify for A Mortgage? The National Association of Realtors looked at home price appreciation in the second quarter of 2019 and calculated the salary necessary to...
Financing How Unexpected Costs Affect Housing Affordability Redfin analyzed the effect that unexpected local costs like utilities, taxes, and transportation have on housing affordability. Utility...
Financing Refinances Spike 12%, Driving Mortgage Applications CNBC reports that mortgage refinances grew 12% last week compared to the week before, making up the bulk of the 5.3% total rise in mortgage...