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Homeowners seeking the greatest profits on the sale of their homes should consider listing the property in the first two weeks of May, according to a new data analysis by Zillow

The Best Month for Home Selling Is …

Homeowners seeking the greatest profits on the sale of their homes should consider listing the...Read more
With the national median rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,320 per month, renters can save $515 a month by sharing their residence with at least one roommate, according to data in the inaugural HotPads Rooms for Rent Index report

Study Details Renter Savings With a Roommate

With the national median rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,320 per month, renters can save $515 a...Read more
Mortgage rates plummeted for the third consecutive week, according to new data from Freddie Mac

Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall

Mortgage rates plummeted for the third consecutive week, according to new data from Freddie Mac...Read more
Homeowners who are ready to put their property on the market are not always ready to work with real estate agents to facilitate the sale, according to a new study released by Clever Real Estate

Existing-Home Sales Down Again

Existing-home sales fell for a third straight month, according to new data from the National...Read more
The first mortgage default rate saw a two-basis-point uptick in January, according to the latest the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices data

First Mortgage Default Rate Up Slightly

The first mortgage default rate saw a two-basis-point uptick in January, according to the latest...Read more
Millennials were the recipients of 45 percent of all new mortgages in 2018, according to new data from Realtor.com. In comparison, 36 percent of all new mortgages went to Generation X and 17 percent to Baby Boomers

Millennials Account for Nearly Half of New Home Loans

Millennials were the recipients of 45 percent of all new mortgages in 2018, according to new data...Read more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published an interim final rule on VA-guaranteed cash-out refinance loans that is designed to establish greater protections against predatory lending

VA Issues Interim Final Rule on Cash-Out Refi Loans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published an interim final rule on VA-guaranteed...Read more
More people are pursuing mortgage applications, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending Feb. 15

Mortgage Apps on the Rise Again

More people are pursuing mortgage applications, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers...Read more
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes saw a four-point increase this month to 62, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)

Builder Confidence Takes Four-Point Upswing

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes saw a four-point increase this...Read more
Forty-five percent of homebuyers who purchased a residential property in the past five years wound up paying more than the asking price before having their offer accepted,

Thirty-Five Percent of January Originations Were Refis

Refinances accounted for 35 percent of all mortgage originations during January, up from 29 percent...Read more

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