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The latest news on the housing market, mortgage rates, and real estate investment.
Ahead of the spring homebuying season, housing affordability has meaningfully improved, but labor market weakness may give buyers and sellers pause.
Mortgage rates rose back to 6% this week, as bond markets grapple with inflation concerns and the escalating Middle East conflict.
Townhomes are a growing percentage of available listings, a testament to buyer demand and builder supply.
The Fed's top banking supervisor is seeking changes that would bring more banks back into the mortgage business.
The nation’s largest brokerage and its biggest mortgage lender are joining forces to fix the ailing housing market.
Last year, 44% of home listings were subject to an HOA, up from 34% in 2019.
A Zillow policy banning certain home listings from its platform can stay in place for now, a federal judge ruled, handing the listings giant a preliminary victory amid ongoing litigation with brokerage behemoth Compass.
Mortgage rates increased slightly this week as the 10-year Treasury, a pricing indicator for 30-year fixed mortgage rates, has hovered above 4.2% since mid-January.
In recent years, buyers wary of rising fees and insurance woes have snubbed condos, but some may now be ready to bargain hunt.
"We can lower interest rates a lot, and in so doing, get 30-year fixed-rate mortgages so they're affordable," Warsh said last year.
