The long-awaited drop in mortgage rates has sent homeowners rushing to refinance their homes in February 2026. This significant shift means that millions of you who locked in higher rates between 7.5%... Read more »
The late-January snowstorm that blanketed large portions of the U.S. is now clearly visible in national housing data. After showing only mild effects the prior week, housing activity pulled back across several... Read more »
The U.S. housing market is showing clear signs of strain, with foreclosure filings increasing year-over-year for the ninth consecutive month, signaling a troubling shift for many homeowners and a potential inflection point... Read more »
Refinance volume is only a fraction of what it was three years ago when mortgage rates plummeted to historic lows, but borrowers have returned in greater numbers this year. Recent data from... Read more »
David Neylan, president and chief operating officer at retail lender Guild Mortgage, expects the landscape to remain challenging for mortgage companies in 2025. But Neylan plans to capitalize on these challenges. “I... Read more »
The landscape for home flipping across the country was challenging in 2023 as fewer single-family homes and condominiums were flipped and investment returns on these projects declined. A total of 308,922 single-family... Read more »
Guild Mortgage released its fourth-quarter and full year 2023 earnings report this week, showing that it narrowed its focus on purchase originations and increased its market share on the forward lending side,... Read more »
In December 2023, a startling rumor started to spread on social media — that large institutional buyers had purchased 44% of the available homes on the market in 2023, leaving policymakers concerned... Read more »
In January, the number of properties with a foreclosure filing inched up on both a monthly and a yearly basis, according to a report released Tuesday by Attom Data. In total, 33,270... Read more »