Market Perspective

Thanks to lower mortgage rates, home affordability has improved even as home prices have continued to rise modestly.

Two of the biggest monthly economic reports were released over the past week, but neither caused much reaction in mortgage rates. The latest

Overview: There were few significant surprises in the major economic reports released over the past week. In particular, the latest...

Overview: Over the past week, the focus was on the Federal Reserve, and all signs point to rate cuts later in the year. The economic...

The most significant economic report released over the past week was stronger than expected, which was negative for mortgage markets. On the

As the homebuying landscape continues to evolve, consumer preferences are evolving with it. Today's buyers are looking for a streamlined ...

Millennials are still the largest group of today's first-time buyers. But many of them, and younger generations, feel they don't have ...

With today's homebuyer, one thing is still very true: Communication should not end at the closing table.

The real estate business is fast-paced and highly competitive, so to succeed, you have to build a top-level team...

Is a buyer’s market coming?

Over the past week, investors were focused on two key monthly inflation reports. In some good news for mortgage markets, all the data ...

Over the past week, weaker than expected data raised investor concerns about slowing economic growth, possibly even a recession, which was f

Overview: Over the past week, the economic news contained no major surprises. The latest inflation data was in line with expectations,...

It was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. With no major surprises in the economic data or the European Central Bank (ECB) meetin

What do today's consumers think about owning a home? The answers may surprise you.