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House bill would incentivize home selling in effort to boost supply

May 31, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

A duo of bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers introduced a bill earlier this year that is designed to increase the supply of available homes on the market. And in order to bring more attention […]

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March 8, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Homebuyers and sellers are being cautious due to current market conditions, as indicated by Fannie Mae‘s home purchase sentiment index (HPSI). The HPSI — which tracks the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or […]

65% of Buyers Would Make Offer Within 3 Days

May 2, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Home buyers realize they need to be quick with their offers in today’s competitive housing market, a new report says. Sixty-five percent of buyers recently surveyed said they’d make an offer within three days of […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]