Sellers are dropping their prices at a record rate, while mortgage rates drop following months of increases, offering a sense of relief for potential homebuyers. The post Rates Cool, Balance [...]

Since entering conservatorship in 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to date have assisted nearly 6.5 million homeowners with foreclosure prevention actions. Here’s what the GSEs’ latest data reveals. The [...]

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased 3.4 points in June to 64.8, its second-lowest reading in a decade, according to their latest report. Surveyed consumers continue to [...]

One of the most effective reforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during their 14 years in conservatorship was the 2019 introduction of the Uniform Mortgage Backed Security (UMBS), a [...]

With the oldest generation gradually aging out of their homes, will the inventory freed up provide relief for younger generations searching for their own path to homeownership? The post As [...]

A survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners has found that more than half polled believe that their home improvement and home renovation projects will take longer than originally estimated. The post [...]

The median monthly asking rent in the U.S. surpassed a whopping $2,000 for the first time in May —rising 15% year-over-year to a record high of $2,002— according to a [...]

Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, looking at recent cooling of annual rate of home price appreciation and the intertwined [...]

An examination of institutional home buyers by NAR found that this segment of buyers comprised 13.2% of the nation’s residential property sales in 2021, up from 11.8% in 2020. The [...]