Fri, May 29 2026, 1:27 PM
New home sales pulled back in April after stronger readings in the prior two months. According to the latest Census Bureau and HUD data, sales of new ...
Fri, May 29 2026, 1:20 PM
Mortgage applications fell sharply last week as higher borrowing costs continued to pressure refinance demand, while purchase activity showed a bit mo...
Fri, May 29 2026, 12:25 PM
Home price appreciation slowed further in March and through the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest data from both FHFA and the S&P Cota...
Fri, May 22 2026, 12:36 PM
Residential construction activity was mixed again in April, as building permits rebounded while housing starts pulled back modestly from March’s stron...
Fri, May 22 2026, 12:31 PM
Mortgage applications pulled back last week as rising rates weighed on homebuyer demand, while refinance activity remained largely flat. The Mortgage ...
Fri, May 22 2026, 12:04 PM
Builder confidence improved modestly in May, though sentiment remained subdued as elevated mortgage rates, affordability pressures, and broader econom...
Fri, May 15 2026, 2:12 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a highly technical research paper this week examining how the agency handled missing shelter inflation data du...
Fri, May 15 2026, 2:04 PM
Refinance activity continued to recover in the first quarter of 2026, but mortgage servicers retained a smaller share of borrowers despite the stronge...
Fri, May 15 2026, 1:58 PM
Existing-home sales edged slightly higher in April, stabilizing after March’s decline as improving affordability and increased inventory provided mode...
Fri, May 15 2026, 1:52 PM
Mortgage applications increased modestly last week, as stronger purchase activity more than offset a slight decline in refinances. The Mortgage Banker...
Fri, May 8 2026, 12:56 PM
Mortgage applications declined last week, reversing some of the prior period’s gains as rates climbed to their highest level in a month. The Mortgage ...
Fri, May 8 2026, 12:30 PM
New home sales moved higher in March and February. Both months were reported on a single day this week as the Census Bureau continues catching up from...
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 2:11 PM
Residential construction activity moved in opposite directions in March, as housing starts posted a strong rebound while building permits fell sharply...
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 1:46 PM
Mortgage applications eased modestly last week, giving back a small portion of the prior week’s sharp gains as rates moved slightly higher. The Mortga...
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 1:15 PM
Home price appreciation remained subdued in early 2026, according to the latest data from both FHFA and S&P Cotality Case-Shiller. The two reports sho...
Fri, Apr 24 2026, 1:04 PM
Short version: The Pending Home Sales Index remains in the same low, narrow, sideways range that's been intact for 3 years. The good news is that th...
Fri, Apr 24 2026, 12:49 PM
Mortgage applications surged last week, posting a strong rebound as declining rates and improving market sentiment drove broad-based gains. The Mortga...
Fri, Apr 17 2026, 2:17 PM
Builder confidence fell sharply in April as rising costs and economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment heading into the spring buying season. The Nati...
Fri, Apr 17 2026, 2:13 PM
Mortgage applications ticked higher last week, reversing recent declines as easing rates provided a modest boost to activity. The Mortgage Bankers Ass...
Fri, Apr 17 2026, 1:49 PM
Existing-home sales pulled back in March, reversing February’s modest gains as affordability pressures and rising mortgage rates continued to weigh on...
Fri, Apr 10 2026, 1:30 PM
Mortgage applications dipped again last week, though the pace of decline slowed considerably. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 0.8% ...
Wed, Apr 1 2026, 2:58 PM
Mortgage applications fell for the third consecutive week amid an increasingly volatile rate environment. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) rep...
Fri, Mar 27 2026, 1:44 PM
Mortgage application activity declined for the second consecutive week as rising interest rates continued to weigh on demand. The Mortgage Bankers Ass...
Fri, Mar 20 2026, 2:15 PM
New home sales took a notable step back in January, reversing much of the prior month’s strength and highlighting the volatility that often defines th...
Fri, Mar 20 2026, 2:08 PM
NOTE: the rates discussed in this article are from MBA's weekly survey and pertain to last week. This week's rates have already moved significantly h...
Fri, Mar 20 2026, 2:05 PM
Builder confidence ticked slightly higher in March according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI...
Fri, Mar 13 2026, 1:16 PM
Mortgage application activity continued to move higher last week, though the pace slowed considerably as financial markets turned volatile and mortgag...
Fri, Mar 13 2026, 1:13 PM
Existing-home sales rebounded modestly in February, recovering some ground after January’s sharp pullback, while improving affordability and slowly ex...
Fri, Mar 6 2026, 3:00 PM
Mortgage application activity surged last week in response to headlines of mortgage rates stably holding multi-year lows. The Mortgage Bankers Associa...
Fri, Feb 27 2026, 1:27 PM
Mortgage application activity edged ever-so-slightly higher last week, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting an increase of 0.4% on ...
Fri, Feb 27 2026, 1:10 PM
Home price appreciation pulled back slightly at the end of last year, according to December data from both FHFA and S&P/Cotality Case-Shiller. The rep...
Fri, Feb 20 2026, 2:47 PM
If there's one housing market metric that paints a brighter picture than the rest, it's New Home Sales data from the Census Bureau. At 745,000, it eas...
Fri, Feb 20 2026, 2:42 PM
The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) slipped modestly in January, easily prolonging its stay in a narrow range near a...
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 4:13 PM
What goes down must come up? Definitely not always the case, but true this time for residential construction numbers. The Census Bureau’s latest repor...
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 4:00 PM
Mortgage application activity picked up last week with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting an increase of 2.8% on a seasonally adjusted...
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 3:47 PM
Builder confidence fell for the second straight month in February according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Ma...
Fri, Feb 13 2026, 1:54 PM
Existing-home sales pulled back sharply in January, quickly dashing any hopes that December’s year-end rebound brought, as harsh winter weather and st...
Wed, Feb 11 2026, 2:03 PM
Mortgage application activity was essentially flat last week, almost impressively so. After much recent volatility, the index is finding a brief momen...
Fri, Feb 6 2026, 11:32 AM
Mortgage application activity moved lower again last week, extending the pullback from January’s earlier burst of demand as weather disruptions and so...
Fri, Jan 30 2026, 2:09 PM
Both the FHFA and the S&P/Cotality Case-Shiller home price indices released November data this week, and the combined message is that home price appre...
Fri, Jan 30 2026, 1:59 PM
Mortgage application activity retreated a bit last week following two weeks of unusually strong volume, although holiday timing played a meaningful ro...
Fri, Jan 23 2026, 2:27 PM
Mortgage applications continued to ride the waves from last week's dip in rates, extending the surge that followed early-January rate volatility. The ...
Fri, Jan 16 2026, 2:23 PM
Builder confidence slipped to start the year, with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) falling two...
Wed, Jan 14 2026, 12:52 PM
Existing-home sales posted a notable year-end rebound in December, jumping 5.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.35 million , according to...
Wed, Jan 14 2026, 12:37 PM
As we reported last week, the announcement that Fannie and Freddie would buy $200bln in mortgage-backed securities led to a precipitous drop in rates ...
Fri, Dec 19 2025, 1:55 PM
Existing-home sales extended their recent stabilization in November, rising 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million , according to ...
Fri, Dec 19 2025, 1:39 PM
The December National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) edged up one point to 39. This is the 3rd straight mo...
Fri, Dec 19 2025, 1:33 PM
Seasonally adjusted mortgage application activity declined 3.8% last week, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending ...
Wed, Dec 10 2025, 3:52 PM
Seasonally adjusted mortgage application activity rose 4.8% last week, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dece...
Fri, Dec 5 2025, 1:43 PM
Seasonally adjusted mortgage application activity edged 1.4% lower last week according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week endin...
