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The real estate industry got 2 kernels of good news in the latest jobs numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics The latest jobs data contains a couple kernels of good news for the real estate industry, pointing to less pressure on mortgage rates and an eventual boost in home demand.For one thing, payrolls in real estate continue to come in stronger than in the U.S. at large, with 16,300 new jobs added on a seasonally adj
After dropping to a 28-year low the previous week, mortgage demand recovered slightly, even though interest rates marched higher.Total mortgage application volume rose 7.4% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.This happened even as the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.79% from 6.71%, with points
Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey shows Americans were feeling less secure about keeping their jobs in February, and nearly 8 in 10 think it's a bad time to buy a home Americans are feeling less secure about keeping their jobs, and nearly eight in 10 think it’s a bad time to buy a home — sentiments that don’t bode well for the spring homebuying season, according to a monthly survey by Fannie Mae.After three consecutive months of improvem
AUSTIN, Texas — Real estate developer Douglas Gilliland believes the future of housing lies underground.Amid the unseasonal heat of late February — as neighborhoods across the state hummed with the sound of condenser units struggling to cool homes — the Whisper Valley community Gilliland is developing was all but silent.That’s because the houses he is building in the new master-planned community, which rises from the Texas prairie half an
Could slowly climbing borrowing costs hamper the upcoming spring homebuying season?Strong economic data and stubbornly high inflation pushed mortgage rates up for the fourth consecutive week, giving buyers whiplash after weeks of declines prior. The 30-year fixed-rate loan averaged 6.65% this week, according to Freddie Mac. “Higher mortgage rates have a direct impact on borrowing costs, hurting affordability,” says Nadia Evangelou, senior eco
A new report shows that the supply of for-sale homes shot up in February, thanks largely to properties languishing on the market longer as buyers contended with affordability challenges.The report, out Thursday from Realtor.com, notes that “the inventory of homes for sale continued to grow” last month and was ultimately up 67.8 percent compared to February 2022. Inventory also rose despite the fact that sellers put 15.9 percent fewer hom
Mortgage rates moved higher again last week, pushing buyers back to the sidelines just as the spring housing market is supposed to be heating up.Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped 6% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Volume was 44% lower than the same week one year ago, and is now sitting at a 28-year low.This as the average contract interest rate
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In an effort to combat the housing crisis, South San Francisco received a state funded grant of $28.8 million for 158 affordable new homes proposed as part of an upcoming 800-unit community in the Sunshine Gardens district.The city partnered with BRIDGE Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, on plans to transform 5.9 acres of vacant land at 1051 Mission Road into a new community that will offer child care for more than 70 children, 90
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