Real Estate
Real estate news provides vital information to mortgage and housing industry professionals, and HousingWire’s real estate news coverage is focused on the top and timely information that agents, teams and brokerages need to know. Whether it’s news about further declines in housing inventory, insight into builder pace, or updates on housing market data like home sales and home prices, HousingWire offers you the insight you need into the biggest home trends and changes in real estate.
Right now, there are numerous factors driving the real estate news cycle, not the least of which is fluctuating interest rates. Mortgage rates rose rapidly throughout 2022, which has had a massive impact on the housing market across the board — and directly affected the price and demand of real estate, home prices, and government policies related to tax incentives, deductions, and subsidies that can boost or hinder demand.
And, while it appears that the Federal Reserve may be prepared to slow the uptick in the Fed rate, it’s likely that rates will continue to have an impact on the industry in some form throughout some or all of 2023. To stay on top of the latest real estate news, industry professionals turn to HousingWire’s real estate news coverage, where they can learn about policy that is impacting lender and consumer activity, economic and market trends that are guiding strategy and opportunities for real estate and mortgage professionals, and find out about best practices being incorporated by leading industry professionals and agencies.
Latest Posts
FICO scores for May mortgage borrowers remain at two-year highs
Jun 21, 2019A strong labor market coupled with lower borrowing costs has put Americans in better shape to get a mortgage, based on average FICO scores and debt ratios for closed loans. The average FICO score for a closed mortgage was 728 in May, matching April’s level that was the highest reading since the end of 2016, according to data from Ellie Mae. Debt-to-income ratios, known as DTIs, matched the prior two months that were the best since mid-2017.
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NYT: First-time homebuyers competing with Wall Street-backed investors
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First American: A lack of housing inventory slows growth in potential existing sales
Jun 21, 2019 -
NAR: Existing home sales rise 2.5% in May
Jun 21, 2019 -
Here’s how to win a 2019 HousingWire Insider award
Jun 20, 2019 -
Hamptons beach house sells for close to its $42.5 million asking price
Jun 20, 2019 -
Redfin: A lack of housing supply is slowing home-sale growth
Jun 20, 2019 -
NAR: More Americans are ready to buy homes, but will this momentum last?
Jun 20, 2019 -
Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates rise from two-year low
Jun 20, 2019 -
WSJ: Phoenix is “petri dish” for America’s iBuying experiment
Jun 19, 2019 -
Warren questions Kushner’s $800 million Freddie Mac loan
Jun 19, 2019 -
Freddie Mac announces fixer-upper mortgage
Jun 19, 2019