Tag Archives: Affordability

Economists have found that improvements in the economy and a rise in wage growth will continue to push mortgage rates upward and decrease consumer house-buying power as 2021 bleeds into 2022.

More Americans are seeking homes in a market where short supply continues to be tagged with high ticket prices as potential buyers migrate from urban apartments to suburban homes.

New announcement will expand eligibility for the GSE’s refi programs for low- and moderate-income borrowers, and revise desktop appraisal mandates.

A new forecast by the MBA finds that while originations are expected to decline 33% from this year, lenders will turn their attention to their servicing business in order to meet profit margins.

While monthly mortgage payments are on the rise, progress has been made in affordability for the second consecutive month.

A new study has found that high-equity borrowers were more than 40% less likely to face the involuntary liquidation of their home. But will it be enough?

For the fourth consecutive month, the growth rate of housing prices in July set a record, continuing a trend of 14 successive months of gains

It should be no surprise that with the sharp and continued rise in property values, that single-family home affordability continues to elude the average earner in the country.  According to a report by ATTOM, a dataset covering the top 572 counties in ...

Median home-sale prices have increased to a record high 19% year-over-year in June, forcing more to hold back their purchases or opt for cheaper housing alternatives.

With plenty of cash on the sidelines and the ability to lock in record-low rates, homebuyers are seeing prices still heading upward in a market still low on inventory.