by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 31, 2017 | Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Home prices continued to trend up in November 2016, increasing 5.6 percent annually and 5.5 percent from October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. The ongoing upward trajectory, says S&P Dow Jones Indices Index...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 26, 2017 | Latest News, National, News |
The pendulum swung back for mortgage rates this week, with rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages averaging higher for the first time this year, according to the Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 24, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Existing-home sales had a banner 2016, amounting to 5.45 million—an increase from 5.25 million in 2015 and a decade-high from 6.48 million in 2006, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Overall, 2016 was a “good year for the housing...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 22, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
First-time homebuyers are shying away from their plans to purchase this spring, according to a recently released report by realtor.com®, due to the surge in mortgage rates in the last two months of 2016. Though rates have deflated since the end of the year, they...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 19, 2017 | Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates dipped this week, marking a three week-streak of declines after sailing past 4 percent at the end of 2016. According to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 4.09 percent with an average...