Posts by John Yellig

Fannie Mae lowers mortgage-rate forecasts after Fed cut

Fannie Mae also reduced its forecasts for home sales in 2025 and...

Compass to acquire Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6B

The stock-swap deal will bring Anywhere's brands, including Better Homes and Gardens, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International, under the Compass...

NAR survey finds Realtors willing to pay for technology tools

The annual survey finds most Realtors pay at least $50 a month for work technology, despite a majority feeling satisfied with the tech provided by their brokerages....

RE/MAX: Boston home sales slide year over year in August

The decline in sales came as a 17-month run of year-over-year increases in new listings came to a close....

Fed cuts rates by quarter point, nods to further reductions

The move was widely anticipated and is expected to be followed by additional cuts this...

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Mortgage applications jump almost 30% ahead of anticipated Fed rate cut

The jump in mortgage activity was driven in large part by refinancings, which surged 58% in the week ended Sept....

August single-family construction falls to slowest pace since July 2024

At the same time, completions of new single-family homes were on the rise last month, according to federal...

Builder outlook hits 6-month high on rate-cut expectations

The National Association of Home Builders said its monthly builder-confidence survey indicated rising optimism that lower interest rates could spur new-home buying...

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MBA: Mortgage applications hit highest level since 2022

The surge comes as the rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to its lowest level since October...

Cotality notes further movement toward buyer’s market in latest Home Price Insights report

The rate of home-price appreciation slowed to just over half the rate of inflation in July, Cotality...

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