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Home Prices Grow Twice as Fast as Incomes

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, May 01, 2017 Strong buyer demand this spring is pushing home prices up at double the rate of increase in income growth, The Wall Street Journal reports. The median price of an existing home … Continue reading

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Lower Mortgage Rates Boost Loan Demand

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Total mortgage activity—which includes applications for refinancings and home purchases—rose 2.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis as homeowners rushed to take advantage of lower mortgage rates. The refinance market was … Continue reading

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Closing Timelines Get Even Shorter

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 24, 2017 The average time to close on all home loan types dropped to 43 days in March—the quickest pace since February 2015, according to Ellie Mae’s Origination Insight Report. A year ago, … Continue reading

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Home Sales Zoom to Highest Pace in Decade

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 21, 2017 This spring’s housing mantra: Going, going, gone! “Severe” housing shortages are prompting existing homes to sell significantly faster this year, propelling home sales to the highest pace in more than a … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rates Set a New 2017 Low This Week

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 14, 2017 The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continues to drop this week, setting a new low for 2017, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. This marks the fourth consecutive week that … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rates Surprise By Nearing 2017 Low

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 07, 2017 The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped lower for the third consecutive week and neared its low for 2017, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. “The 10-year Treasury yield was … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rates Got Cheaper This Week

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, March 31, 2017 For the second consecutive week, average mortgage rates fell, lowering the borrowing costs of buyers. “The 10-year Treasury yield remained relatively flat this week,” says Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales Leap 5.5% in February

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2017) — Pending home sales rebounded sharply in February to their highest level in nearly a year and second-highest level in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions saw a notable … Continue reading

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Borrowers Face Higher Mortgage Rates

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, March 17, 2017 For the second consecutive week, mortgage rates were on the rise. “As expected, the [Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee] announced its first rate hike of 2017 and hinted at additional increases … Continue reading

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