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Coming Up:
Buffalo's Bull Housing Market, Two Years Running

Zillow's forecast for 2025's hottest housing markets highlights the Northeast and Midwest

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Only Half Of FHA Borrowers Eligible For DPA Receive It

Down payment assistance programs remain underutilized, despite high eligibility among government borrowers

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HUD Seeks Public Comment On Insurance Crisis

Calling for solutions to an escalating homeownership crisis, federal officials scrub "climate change" from their vocabulary

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C-Suite Strategies
Winter Homebuying Freeze Helps Inventory Rebound

New home listings in December 2024 were up nearly 8% compared to last year

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Mortgage Rates Hit Six-Month High

Buyers remain engaged in spite of highest rates since July

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Renters Stay Put Amid High Homeownership Costs

As monthly mortgage payments have tripled, renters have remained in place longer and more frequently

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Mortgage Applications Lose Steam At Year's End

Rising mortgage rates over the past two weeks have suppressed mortgage demand.

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Home Supply Closes Year On Higher Note

Yet, a growing number of stale listings highlights buyers' affordability threshold

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After Three Weeks of Declines, Mortgage Rates Inch Up

Average rates for 30-, 15-year FRMs now similar to this time in 2023, Freddie Mac analysis finds

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Home Expenses Biting Off Larger Chunks Of Buyers' Incomes

"Something's got to give," implores ATTOM CEO Rob Barber. "Or a growing number of buyers will have no choice but to toss in the towel."

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