A recent report from Realtor.com showed that there were 1.48 million homes for sale in January, which is 5.6% lower than the previous month’s inventory and a 16.5% drop from what was available in January 2012. January’s figure was at the lowest level since the firm recorded such data in 2007. The National Association of […]
The National Association of REALTORS announced today that, despite a drop in the pending home sales last month, the number of home sales under contract have improved year over year. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) was 101.7 in December 2012, which is 4.3% lower than what it was in November 2012, according to the […]
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The National Association of REALTORS announced today that existing home sales rose for the second month in a row during the month of September. Despite the good news, the figure is off from September 2009’s numbers. According to the NAR, existing home sales — which are completed transaction that include single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops […]
For the second consecutive week, mortgage applications have dropped, Reuters reported today. The Mortgage Bankers Association said that, despite rock-bottom interest rates, mortgage applications for both home purchases and refinancing decreased 8.9% for the week ending September 10. The MBA’s seasonally adjusted index of refinancing applications decreased 10.8% the same week, its lowest level since […]
As of October 4, the Federal Housing Administration will raise insurance fees on many of the mortgages they back, according to an article in today’s Newsday. The reason for the hike, the FHA says, is to offset the loss of funds as the result of the recent foreclosure crisis. FHA loans are generally used by […]
Despite mortgage rates falling to their lowest levels in decades, applications for home loans remained stagnant, the Associated Press reported today. The Mortgage Bankers Association says that overall applications rose 0.6% from the previous week, according to the AP. Applications for refinancing and home purchases increased by seasonally adjusted rates of 0.6% and 0.3%, respectively. […]
The Associated Press reported today that there was an increase in the number of applications for home loans last week as people sought to take advantage of the ever-decreasing interest rates. But the people jumping on the low-interest rate bandwagon aren’t those looking to buy a home; it’s those who already own a home. Data […]
On June 30, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would extend the deadline for people looking to receive the federal homebuyers’ tax credit from June 30 to September 30 to give lenders more time to complete the paperwork. The bill, if it is signed by President Barack Obama, will help 180,000 homebuyers who otherwise […]
Bloomberg News reported today that 23% of mortgage holders owe more than what their home are worth in the first quarter of 2010. According to Zillow, a property data provider based in Seattle, more than one in 1,000 homes were repossessed by lenders in March — the highest rate since Zillow recorded such data in […]