U.S. home prices increased 0.27% month over month in July on a seasonally adjusted basis. That growth rate is essentially flat from 0.28% in June. Prices rose 3.4% from a year earlier, the fastest ann
Total home sales fell 8.5% year-over-year, while the number of cash transactions dropped 11.2% ]]>
ACES said the critical defect rate rose to 1.71% in Q1 2026 as legal and compliance defects led at 26.02%.
In the full year 2025, 31.6% of home sales for the full year were all-cash, down slightly from 31.7% in 2024 and 33.2% in 2023, which was the highest level in a decade. Year-to-date in 2026 (January t
"That certainty is worth more to sellers today than it was a few years ago, not because competition is fierce, but because it's faded."
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It feels like nothing will really help mortgage rates move lower at the moment. Sure, they came down a handful of basis points from a week ago, but the movement was pretty negligible. The 30-year fixe
Group warns against expanded mortgage purchases while urging modernized membership and annual lending reviews ]]>
Unison calls it equity-sharing. The homeowner says it's the mortgage they promised it wasn't
After ending last week near the lowest level since July 17th, mortgage rates are moving up to start the new week. Motivations are familiar. Escalation in U.S./Iran tensions is pushing fuel prices high
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