WEEKLY HOUSING TRENDS: WEEK ENDING 3-9-2024 via realtor.com—The lower listing price seen last week is an encouraging sign to home shoppers, given the ongoing affordability challenges in the housing market. However, the key question is whether this decline is... Read More

HOUSING SUPPLY TICKS UP AFTER EIGHT-MONTH LAG via themortgagepoint.com—According to a new Redfin study, for the four weeks ending March 3, the number of new listings increased 13% countrywide from a year earlier—representing the largest increase in almost three... Read More

HOUSING ACTIVITY TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT YEAR via themortgagepoint.com—According to the latest Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group (ESR) blog post, existing home sales and new single-family housing starts are expected to grow modestly in 2024, amid lower mortgage... Read More

EXISTING HOME SALES UP IN JANUARY via realtor.com—Existing home sales ticked up in January. Sales rose 3.1% from December to a pace of 4.0 million–their highest since August 2023. Sales still lagged the year ago pace by 1.7%. Mortgage... Read More