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Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 9% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home prices were 16.6% higher than in May 2020, the highest reading in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report’s 30-plus years.

After a year of frenzied buying and price gains in the double digits, newly built homes are now out of reach for much of the demand that remains in the market.

Sales of U.S. homes to foreign buyers fell by 31% from April 2020 to March 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors.

After four straight months of declines, sales of previously owned homes rose 1.4% in June month to month.

A mixed picture of mortgage rates last week was enough to put the brakes on a recent rise in refinance demand.

Building permits, an indicator of future construction, fell more than expected to the lowest since August.

Lumber prices are falling sharply, but the savings are not yet trickling down to the retail market.

U.S. homebuilders are happy with buyer demand, but higher construction costs are starting to eat away at their confidence.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dropping a fee on mortgage refinances that was instituted during the pandemic.

A sudden and unexpected drop in mortgage rates sent borrowers to their lenders in droves, hoping to save on their monthly payments.

Strong demand and record-low supply in the housing market are starting to ease, which should alleviate the incredibly high competition in the market.

The nation’s mortgage servicers are gearing up for the biggest wave of delinquent loans since the subprime mortgage crisis, but they say they are ready.

The epic housing shortage that began before the pandemic and then was exacerbated by it may finally be starting to ease up. More supply is hitting the market.

In a surprising rebound, pending home sales jumped to the highest level since 2005.

Weekly mortgage demand fell to the lowest level in almost a year and a half, as home prices sideline more buyers.

Home prices in April saw an annual gain of 14.6%, up from a 13.3% increase in March, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index says.

The one-month extension of the CDC’s eviction moratorium on Thursday was welcome news to tenants but another nail in the coffin for some struggling landlords.

Big builders are launching new programs where buyers can do the whole process online.

Applications to refinance a home loan rose 3% last week from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.