May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017
The delinquency rate on first-lien mortgages (30 days or more past due) stood at 4.08% as of the end of April – an increase of 12.93% […]
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017
The lack of knowledge around the home purchase process was cited by 39% of mortgage executives as the leading barrier keeping potential first-time buyers from entering […]
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
Household debt is topping its 2008 peak prior to the housing crash. Total household debt has risen to $12.73 trillion in the first quarter, the Federal […]
May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
First-time buyers are rushing to buy homes after a decade on the sidelines, promising to kick a housing market already flush with luxury sales into higher […]
May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017
If there’s one fairly steady theme over the past couple of decades, it’s that consumers are saving less of their income and their household budgets are […]
May 18, 2017
May 18, 2017
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Many consumers grew more optimistic about the housing in April, rebounding from March’s dip in confidence, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The index increased 2.2 percentage […]
May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017
While many reports show that home prices in many markets surpassed their previous peak, Trulia’s new study shows this is just the average, and more homes than […]
May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
Since the housing recovery began a few years ago, millions of homeowners have gotten their heads back above water due to rising home prices. That said, […]
May 15, 2017
The S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, shows the composite rate unchanged from last month at 0.94% in […]