Analysis and Data

Homebuyers pull back as mortgage rates top 6% for first time since 2008.

Rose 0.1% from July, but dips to 8.3% annually — likely not enough to alter Fed plans for another rate hike.

Investors reduced offerings of ARM, Non-QM loans; HELOCs up slightly.

U.S. price growth slows, but home equity is still making gains.

CoreLogic report, however, says certain types of fraud are increasing.

Black Knight reports that overall rate-lock volume is down 57% year over year.

Predicts a cooler-than-normal winter buying season.

As mortgage rates hit 5.89%, it takes 35.51% of median income to pay monthly principal & interest.

Second consecutive increase followed a dip in August.