by | Feb 9, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The latest Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) shows an increase of 3.5 points in January to 70.7, its highest level since March 2022. Overall, the full index is up 9.1 points year over year. The index and its assessment are based on the following...
by | Feb 9, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The latest Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) from the National Association of Home Builders finds that home affordability remains at a near record low as of Q4 2023. The report attributes this to elevated mortgage rates, high...
by | Feb 9, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. Mortgage rates saw very little movement this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie...
by | Feb 9, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Propelled by ongoing job growth, December 2023 saw continued home price gains, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for the month. Annual single-family home price growth continued its slight upward trend this past December to 5.5%, which...
by | Feb 8, 2024 | Agent, Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Premier |
Real estate agents have long struggled with an image problem. Whether you blame the media, a few bad apples, a vitriolic online culture or something else, studies have shown people trust real estate professionals less than accountants, auto mechanics and local...
by | Feb 8, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In the fourth quarter of 2023, 46.1% of mortgaged residential properties were deemed equity-rich, meaning that nearly half of homeowners outright own a notable amount of their properties in comparison to the outstanding mortgage or debts associated with them,...