For Week Ending April 5, 2025 Mortgage application volume increased 20% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as a drop in rates caused a spike in demand. Purchase applications rose 9% from the previous week and … Continue reading →

For Week Ending March 29, 2025 A family with a national median income of $97,800 needed 38% of their income to make the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced new home ($419,200) in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to … Continue reading →

For Week Ending March 22, 2025 The median age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56 years old, up from 49 in 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors®’ 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The median age of … Continue reading →

For Week Ending March 15, 2025 The U.S. homeownership rate remain largely unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2024, ticking up 0.1% from the third quarter to 65.7%, according to a recent report from Realtor®.com. Homeownership rates remained between 65.6% … Continue reading →

For Week Ending March 8, 2025 47.7% of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. were considered equity rich—having a loan-to-value ratio of 50% or lower—in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to ATTOM’s Q4 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report. … Continue reading →