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MBA: Mortgage applications rise as mortgage rates slide on weakening U.S. economy

Home-purchase activity remained elevated from 2024, but a cloudy economic outlook has deterred some would-be...

VA Home Loan Reform Act becomes law

The law helps delinquent VA borrowers and allows them to pay buyer-agent commissions when house...

NAR: Pending home sales decline in June despite inventory increase

Geographically, the only region to post a monthly increase in pending sales was the Northeast, where they rose 2.1%, according to NAR’s Pending Home Sales...

Case-Shiller: Boston home-price growth rises in May, as national market undergoes ‘slow unwind’

Nationally, the pace of home-price appreciation declined to its slowest pace in almost two years, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price...

New-home sales climb in June as median price dips

The inventory of new homes for sale surged year over year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  ...

NAR: Existing-home sales price hits all time high in June

At the same time, the pace of existing-home sales declined from May's...

RE/MAX: Boston home sales rise year over year in June

Nationally, home sales rose 5.7% year over year and 1.3% month over month, RE/MAX...

Housing starts climb 4.6% in June despite softening single-family sector

New single-family home construction declined as builders continue to grapple with macroeconomic...

MBA: Tariff worries starting to show up in mortgage app numbers

Purchase applications slowed to their lowest level since May as economic worries dampened activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association...

Fannie and Freddie now accept VantageScore 4.0 for mortgage underwriting

The FICO alternative is expected to greatly expand the number of eligible borrowers by allowing rent and utility payments to count toward a credit...

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