Financing Mortgage Applications Plummet 24% Annually Amid Spring Market Slowdown What was expected to be a spring storm in the housing market has dried to a trickle. With uncertainty surrounding the spread of the...
Builders Cash Flow Caveats During the Coronavirus Crisis Monitoring cash flow, particularly during the next 30 to 40 days, is critical for navigating your way through the COVID-19 pandemic
Financing Mortgage Applications Fall Amid Coronavirus Fears Weekly mortgage applications dropped 14.2 percent from last week. In the first year-over-year drop in three months, they were down 11.2...
Financing Weekly Mortgage Applications Fall 29% As Homebuyers Pull Back In the time of the coronavirus, Americans are not in the mood to buy homes. Considering the high mortgage interest rates in addition to the...
Financing How Is the Lending Industry Changing Amid COVID-19? Weeks ago, digital may have seemed like the future of real estate. The future is now. After years of dipping its toes into virtual buying...
Financing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Ease Appraisal, Employment Verification Standards The coronavirus pandemic may be making in-person housing appraisals risky business, but instead of bringing mortgage lending to a halt, the...
Financing Loose-Cannon Mortgage Rates Are Giving Homebuyers Whiplash Even the biggest adrenaline junkie wouldn’t want to ride this coaster: Mortgage rates are racing up only to come crashing down, then hiking...
Financing How the Refinancing Boom May Hurt the Spring Buying Season The refinancing boom may be contributing to the new home sales bust. Homeowners rushing to refinance with the low mortgage rates are...
Financing Mortgage Rates Rise, Reacting to Refinance Rush As measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus intensify and investors flee the stock market, one might assume that mortgage rates would...
Financing Refinance Applications Soar 79%, Outpacing Mortgage Applications Amid Coronavirus Low rates are triggering a refinance boom as homeowners rush to lock in a better deal than their current mortgages. Applications jumped 79...