Mortgage
Loan Markets

Mortgage Applications Down Again

Applications fell 1.2% from a week earlier. KEY TAKEAWAYS Interest rates also dropped for the second consecutive week. Mortgage applications are down again even though interest rates also dropped for the second straight week, according […]

Homepoint
Loan Markets

Homepoint Rolls Out Jumbo ARM Loans

Homepoint’s Jumbo ARM is a strategic addition to the company’s expanding jumbo portfolio. KEY TAKEAWAYS ARMs are continuing to rise in popularity as applications increased to a 14-year high this May and are three times […]

Home Values

New-Home Sales Continue To Slide In April

Rising mortgage rates & home prices reducing affordability, even as supply grows. KEY TAKEAWAYS Sales of new single‐family houses in April totaled a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000, 16.6% below the revised March rate. […]

Supply Chain
Commercial Real Estate

Optimizing the Supply Chain in a Time of Disruption

Conversations around the supply chain have dominated headlines as the pandemic’s ongoing effects have slowed everything from construction materials to flowers for summer weddings. Here are a few key takeaways on what experts at NAIOP events, in Research Foundation […]

U.S. OFFICE MARKET TRENDS
Commercial Real Estate

U.S. Office Market Trends: 2022 Q1

Despite widespread predictions that the COVID-19 pandemic would put an end to office buildings, construction has persisted — albeit at a reduced rate. While ground was broken on 86.4 million square feet of new supply […]