Vermont, New Mexico lead among states with most mortgages paid off last year

Even as rates ease, latest ACS data show typical owner costs outpacing income gains and tightening DTIs

Analysts see stable loan performance and softening rates, while insurance costs rising and inventory stalling

High costs, softening returns drive real estate investors to purchase fewest houses since 2020 this past spring

Why vacation and second homes across the nation are taking a hit

Study finds typical homeowner now over 50 years old, spotlights metros with youngest, oldest homeowners

Sellers now outnumber buyers by widest margin in records dating back a dozen years

PMI supported nearly $300B in mortgages last year and bucks other homeownership add-on cost trends with 25% premium decline since 2017