The most competitive, tightest housing market in decades may finally be loosening its grip, and that could put pressure on overheated home prices. The supply of homes for sale in the second quarter of 2018, the all-important spring market, rose at three times the rate...
If you're thinking about buying your first home, that pesky down payment has probably kept you awake more than a few nights. We get it—while a pre-approval is crucial for determining your buying power, it's the down payment that shows you mean business. But saving up...
As we head into 2018, we find ourselves a full decade out from the last debilitating U.S. recession. The resulting economic depression and protracted recovery were followed by years of secular stagnation, a condition in which some economists say we’re still stuck. Technically, the economic recovery began in...
The Southern California median home price in December finally surpassed bubble-era highs, a milestone that took more than a decade to achieve and is once again raising concerns that housing is too costly. The six-county region's median price surged 8.2% from a year earlier to $507,500,...
Pent-up demand from the holidays likely fueled the solid jump in mortgage applications last week. Total application volume rose 8.3 percent during the first week of the year from the previous week, as mortgage rates held below year-ago levels, according to the seasonally adjusted Mortgage Bankers...