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Jumbo mortgage lenders invade Fannie and Freddie’s turf
With overnight bank funding rates near zero, investors are flush with cash — liquidity they are using to compete...
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Up, up and away: Home prices soar beyond buyers’ reach
Home prices are so high, not even low mortgage rates put them within buyers’ reach. The median sale price...
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Exhausting other options, buyers flock to fixer-uppers
Even cheap homes have gotten expensive. In ZIP codes where the median home price was less than $100,000 in...
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Canada’s surging housing market may be peaking
Canada’s soaring home sales may reach their highpoint in 2021. From there, numbers could start to dip. The Canada...
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More urban areas lost population in 2020
Americans made some major moves in 2020, draining the population of key cities. Urban counties saw the greatest impact of pandemic-year migration, according to an analysis of census data by the New York Times....
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Zillow profits hit record $52M in Q1
High demand for housing and low supply delivered another quarter of record profits for Zillow. The Seattle-based real estate giant notched $52 million in net income during the first quarter, bolstered by a booming...
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Renters prepare for eviction crisis as aid is held up
The U.S. may be past the worst of the pandemic, but it could be in for another major crisis....
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Pending home sales rebound
The number of homes buyers put into contract last month rose after recent declines. An index tracking pending homes sales increased 1.9 percent in March, according to the National Association of Realtors’ monthly index....
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Mortgage applications resume decline after one-week surge
The number of mortgage applications is fluctuating but trending downward as buyers try to decide whether now’s the right...
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US home prices grow at fastest rate in 15 years
Home prices continue to soar to new heights. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index rose 12...
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