|
|
|
||
| Mortgage Rates Rise to 2-Week Highs | ||
| 4/28/2026 2:32 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today for the average lender, but not for any exciting reasons. Rather, the change has more to do with timing of the underlying market movement. While it"s true that mortgage rates are directly influenced by the bond market, mortgage lenders prefer to set rates once per day. From there, they will occasionally...Read More | ||
| Investor, Workflow, Accounting, AI, DPA Tools; LOs and Technology; Fed Meeting Starts | ||
| 4/28/2026 10:29 AM | ||
| The big keep getting bigger: Real Brokerage announced that it is purchasing RE/MAX for $550 million, revealing that, including debt, the deal is worth an estimated $880 million. The name will be the Real REMAX Group (“a transformative opportunity to fuse REMAX’s strong brand equity with leading AI technology”) and it’s been reported that Motto Mort...Read More | ||
| Highest Yields in 3 Weeks as US Shuns Iran Proposal | ||
| 4/28/2026 9:27 AM | ||
| Bonds sold off slowly and steadily overnight, largely tracing a similarly steady rise in oil prices. The latter is most easily attributed to reports that Trump is not happy with the latest Iran peace proposal although those reports stopped short of saying the proposal was flat-out rejected. There was additional volatility in oil prices surrounding ...Read More | ||
| Modest Weakness, But Range Persists | ||
| 4/27/2026 2:51 PM | ||
| Modest Weakness, But Range Persists Bonds lost ground today, but not for any particular reason. Most importantly, there was no major reaction to the lack of progress in peace talks over the weekend (which would have been hard considering the talks didn"t happen). Earlier in the war, this sort of development...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Perfectly Unchanged to Start New Week | ||
| 4/27/2026 2:21 PM | ||
| Despite the elevated volatility risk heading into the weekend, mortgage rates are starting the week in exactly the same territory compared to Friday afternoon. As always, our rate tracking refers to top-tier 30-year fixed rates for the average lender. The absence of meaningful movement in the underlying bond market is a testament to an increasingl...Read More | ||
| POS, Retention Tools, Consumer Direct Workshop and Shows; Construction Psychology; Data on Tap | ||
| 4/27/2026 10:47 AM | ||
| What happens if labor or materials become too expensive here in the United States? Despite the move toward rejuvenating the manufacturing-based economy in the United States by the current Administration, people will follow the money and go elsewhere, whether it be dental work, hair transplants, or… manufactured housing. With the high cost of home c...Read More | ||
| Minimal Change Despite Lack of Progress in Peace Talks | ||
| 4/27/2026 8:44 AM | ||
| The word of the day is "stalled." You can"t get far reading top news stories over the weekend without seeing it in reference to the negotiations that looked at least somewhat possible on Friday afternoon. At that time, official word was that Witkoff/Kushner were heading to Pakistan on Saturday morning to meet with Iran"s FM Araghchi, but the U...Read More | ||
| Bonds Finally Trade Something Other Than The War | ||
| 4/24/2026 3:02 PM | ||
| Similar Volatility But in a Friendlier Direction The bond market saw a roughly identical amount of volatility on each of the last 2 days of the week, but Friday"s version played out in a friendlier direction. Headlines suggested improved prospects of peace negotiations over the weekend. While there is no sc...Read More | ||
| Rates End Week Close Enough to Recent Lows | ||
| 4/24/2026 2:31 PM | ||
| With zero change versus Thursday"s latest levels, the 30yr fixed mortgage rate index maintained a 0.03% range for the entire week (and 0.04% going back to last Tuesday). At 6.32%, today"s mark is close enough to Friday"s 6.29% to say rates are hovering at the lowest levels in more than a month. The sideways drift reflects uncertainty surrounding t...Read More | ||
| Same Old Story For Pending Home Sales | ||
| 4/24/2026 12:04 PM | ||
| Short version: The Pending Home Sales Index remains in the same low, narrow, sideways range that"s been intact for 3 years. The good news is that there"s been a reliable floor. The bad news is that the top of the range lines up with the historic lows seen in 2010 (April 2020 notwithstanding). Longer version: Pending home sales moved m...Read More | ||
|
||
| Office demand rebounds to highest level since Covid pandemic began | ||
| 4/28/2026 7:30 AM | ||
| In the first quarter of this year, new in-person and virtual office tours reached their highest level since the pandemic began, per the VTS Office Demand Index...Read More | ||
| Fed is likely to hold rates steady — here's how that impacts consumer costs | ||
| 4/24/2026 11:42 AM | ||
| The Federal Reserve"s April meeting, potentially Jerome Powell"s last as chair, may impact many consumer borrowing and savings rates...Read More | ||
| New York's pied-a-terre tax sets up legal fight over values | ||
| 4/24/2026 11:11 AM | ||
| NYC"s property tax system undervalues co-ops and condos, so experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing high-end second homes...Read More | ||
| What $1 million buys you in real estate around the world | ||
| 4/24/2026 5:54 AM | ||
| Luxury real estate in most major markets around the world continues to become more expensive, as the wealthy grow wealthier and more mobile....Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates sink again, and homebuyers jump back in | ||
| 4/22/2026 7:26 AM | ||
| Mortgage demand continues to rebound as rates move slightly lower....Read More | ||
| 35% of Gen Z homebuyers are single women, research shows. Here’s why they need an estate plan | ||
| 4/16/2026 9:22 AM | ||
| Despite purchasing what might now be their biggest asset, women are less likely than men to have any estate planning documents in place...Read More | ||
| Mortgage applications rise as rates fall to one-month low | ||
| 4/15/2026 6:51 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month, boosting refinance activity and offsetting weak demand from homebuyers...Read More | ||
| The U.S. housing markets where million-dollar listings are standard | ||
| 4/8/2026 9:52 AM | ||
| Nearly all of active listings in Nantucket, Massachusetts, cost at least $1 million...Read More | ||
| Homebuyer mortgage demand drops annually for the first time in over a year, as war fuels uncertainty | ||
| 4/8/2026 8:22 AM | ||
| Weakening consumer sentiment in the overall economy is weighing heavily on mortgage demand from both homeowners and homebuyers...Read More | ||
| Iran war upends spring housing market. Here's what real estate agents are seeing | ||
| 4/7/2026 12:29 PM | ||
| Home buyers in the first quarter were more concerned about the economy and mortgage rates than they were about home prices, CNBC"s Housing Market Survey found...Read More | ||
|
There was a problem returning the RSS feed.
|