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Why mortgage purchase apps are on a 22-week growth streak
Purchase apps for existing homes have had 22 weeks of year-over-year growth, including nine weeks of double-digit year-over-year growth.
Have slightly lower mortgage rates stabilized the housing market?
With all the Fed drama last week, the 10-year yield declined and mortgage rates fell to 6.72%. This small move helped stabilize the market.
Homebuyers finally catch a break with more inventory
Homebuyers are finally getting some good news: Active housing inventory is returning to the levels we experienced before the pandemic.
New listings slowdown shows lack of home seller stress in 2025
during the years of the housing bubble crash, new listings were soaring between 250,000 and 400,000 per week for many years.
Elevated mortgage rates aren’t discouraging homebuyers
Housing demand continues to hold up despite elevated mortgage rates, trade war uncertainty and terrible consumer confidence data.
New listings slump. Have home sellers already called it quits?
New listings have finally emerged from a two-year slump, but we may have already hit the seasonal peak. Are home sellers done for the year?
Mortgage rates unfazed by crazy economic headlines
Mortgage rates remained relatively stable last week, which is a stark contrast to the madness caused by the Godzilla tariffs a few weeks ago.
Mortgage rates survive budget bond scare, but end the week higher
Last week, mortgage rates increased roughly 10 basis points, even with the move lower Friday, despite a bond scare.
Inventory back to 2019 levels and what that means for 2025
Unsold inventory of homes on the market continues to grow. There are 33% more homes on the market now than at this time last year.
Better mortgage spreads boost housing demand in 2025
The improvement in mortgage spreads since 2023 has contributed to a noticeable positive trend in purchase application data for 2025.
How to think about home prices for the rest of 2025
Available inventory of homes on the market is back to the pre-pandemic range, with 826,000 single-family homes unsold on the market as of mid-June. Read more here.
Mike Simonsen, Altos Research
