New-Home Sales Tack On Another Month of Gains
Posted
New-Home Sales Tack On Another Month of Gains New-home sales tacked on another month of gains, with sales of new, single-family homes up 5.8 percent to 621,000, according to the…
How to Have a More Functional Home
Posted
How to Have a More Functional Home (Family Features)–Turning your home into the living space of your dreams takes effort and commitment, but while the weather is warm and…
MBA: Mortgage Apps Up Across the Board
Posted
MBA: Mortgage Apps Up Across the Board Mortgage applications rose 3.1 percent over the week, according to data gathered in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage…
Tips for Finding the Perfect Vacation Home
Posted
Tips for Finding the Perfect Vacation Home By Maria Patterson For many, a small, pricey hotel room is no way to vacation. Many would prefer instead the space and…
Home Prices on Track to Increase 5 Percent
Posted
Home Prices on Track to Increase 5 Percent More forecasts for housing in 2017 are trickling in, most recently out of CoreLogic, which estimates home prices will increase 4.6 percent…
Mortgage Applications Plunge amid Higher Rates
Posted
Mortgage Applications Plunge amid Higher Rates Mortgage applications plunged following a jump in mortgage rates, down a steep 9.4 percent, according to data gathered in the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)…
Mortgage Rates Tread above 3.5 Percent
Posted
Mortgage Rates Tread above 3.5 Percent Mortgage rates have reached a four-month high, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) treading above 3.5 percent for the first time since…
All-Cash Investment Home Prices Soar 21.2 Percent
Posted
All-Cash Investment Home Prices Soar 21.2 Percent Median sales prices for all types of residential real estate are soaring. According to the monthly HomeUnion Home Sales Report, prices for…
FHA Streamlines Process to Help Delinquent Homeowners
Posted
FHA Streamlines Process to Help Delinquent Homeowners Stay in Homes The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently announced new procedures to strengthen the process mortgage servicers use to help struggling families…
FHFA Streamlines Refinance Offering for High LTV Borrowers
Posted
Fort Lauderdale, Fl FHFA Streamlines Refinance Offering for High LTV Borrowers The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), at FHFA’s direction,…