A surge in homebuilding and builder incentives has made newly built homes more affordable than existing homes in many markets, according to a new Zillow analysis.
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Housing & mortgage news · last 7 daysThe Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning to direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within weeks to require lenders to pull credit data from two major credit reporting bureaus instead of three, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani identified a dozen parts of New York City where affordable housing projects will be eligible for a faster approval process, including Manhattan’s affluent Upper West Side and Upper East Side.
The Bank of Canada’s second in command said the central bank is limited in what it can do to address home prices, arguing that the housing market should remain an input and not a target of interest rate decisions.
Homebuilders and prospective buyers continue to face challenging market conditions with midterms looming weeks away
Adjustable-rate mortgages have made a comeback as mortgage rates surge and buyers seek relief from high housing costs.
Investors are selling mortgage bond funds at the fastest clip in more than six years as the debt takes a hit from big jumps in yields.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 7.28%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released Thursday. That is up from last week's reading of 7.03%.
Mortgage rates surged to roughly a three-year high, a fresh setback for an already depressed housing market.
The rise to 7.28% follows the bond-market rout and deals another blow to a limping housing market.
The watchdog for the nation’s top housing regulator says it will be forced to cut up to 80% of its staff and end most criminal probes as a result of dramatic budget cuts announced late Wednesday by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte.
With prices at record highs and inventory locked up, house hunters are left with dwindling financing options.
UK house prices dropped at the fastest pace since May, according to one of the country’s largest mortgage lenders, in a sign that aspiring buyers are being put off by a surge in borrowing costs.
The housing rally in South Korea’s capital set a record for consecutive weekly gains, underscoring the limits of President Lee Jae Myung’s ability to bring housing costs under control with tighter mortgage restrictions and pledges to boost supply.
The real estate technology company has spotted a rare trend for homebuyers.
For the past three decades, Australia’s property market has experienced a prolonged boom, with prices rising sharply despite periodic downturns. In the past seven years alone, national house prices have risen by roughly 70%, resulting in one of the most expensive property…
The gap between today’s mortgage rates and the low rates many homeowners locked in before 2022 is reducing moves and home sales. This is limiting the supply of homes for sale and contributing to higher prices, explains Bloomberg Opinion columnist Justin Fox. (Source: Bloomberg)
New Zealand’s home prices dropped to the lowest in more than five and a half years in September, prolonging a slump that began in early 2022 and clouding the outlook for domestic demand as a driver of economic recovery.
Mortgage demand dropped for the 7th straight week, as rates surged well over 7% on the 30-year fixed.
US mortgage rates climbed for a sixth straight week to an almost three-year high, thwarting would-be homebuyers.
Record price cuts hit 20.8% of listings in September, but rising mortgage rates are keeping buyers on the sidelines as pending sales fall 4.1%.
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Mathieu Laberge, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, Housing Insights, CMHC, discusses the outlook for Canadian homebuilding, prices and demand and what is required to bring new housing to market at greater speed and scale, with Bloomberg’s Paula Sambo at the 2026 Canadian…
FICO shares fell 27% on Tuesday after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will move to a single pricing grid.
U.S. homeowners have more housing wealth than ever before, thanks to fast-rising home prices over the last several years. But they aren't spending much of it.
Beijing offers help for first-time buyers and cuts a policy interest rate as part of efforts to raise growth
Who really wins from the UK government's plan to subsidize demand for new-build houses — buyers or builders? John Stepek says the answer is in the stock market. (Source: Bloomberg)
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