Flagstar Mortgages Could Be A Savior As NYCB Shores Up Balance Sheet

Flagstar Mortgages Could Be A Savior As NYCB Shores Up Balance Sheet

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Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is flattening as interest rates rise

Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is flattening as interest rates rise

Thianchai Sitthikongsak | Moment | Getty Images Mortgage demand is struggling to contend with what appears to be another upswing in interest rates. Homebuyers in particular are pulling back. Total mortgage application... Read more »
Assumable mortgages grow in  popularity, but hurdles remain

Assumable mortgages grow in  popularity, but hurdles remain

The elevated interest rate environment has brought an old product, the assumable mortgage, back into fashion. But a landscape of strict regulations, product limitations and operational inefficiencies hamper its widespread adoption. Assumable... Read more »
Banks report tightened lending standards for nearly all residential mortgages: Fed survey

Banks report tightened lending standards for nearly all residential mortgages: Fed survey

Banks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate environment. There’s some optimism, however. With... Read more »
Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is flattening as interest rates rise

Mortgage rates back over 7%, as stronger economic data rolls in

This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows an advertisement in front of a real estate for sales in Millbrae, California, the United States. The sales of previously owned homes in the... Read more »
Experts weigh in on whether seniors should get new mortgages: Bankrate

Experts weigh in on whether seniors should get new mortgages: Bankrate

For seniors who have retired, taking on additional debt that requires a monthly payment while being on a fixed income could have ramifications on quality of retirement, and it should be considered... Read more »
Assumable mortgages grow in  popularity, but hurdles remain

Demand for mortgages picks up: MBA

Mortgage demand continued to increase last week, as seen in an uptick in purchase activity. Mortgage applications rose by 3.7% in the week ending Jan. 19 compared to one week earlier on a... Read more »
Here are the 10 hottest housing markets in 2024

Here are the 10 hottest housing markets in 2024

Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images The top 10 hottest housing markets are expected to be spread across the South, Northeast and Midwest this year, according to an analysis by real... Read more »
Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is flattening as interest rates rise

December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995

A delivery man delivers packages in a Los Angeles neighborhood on January 17, 2024.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in December compared... Read more »
Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is flattening as interest rates rise

January homebuilder sentiment improves, following mortgage rate drop

A home is constructed at a housing development on June 21, 2023 in Lemont, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Homebuilder sentiment improved in January, jumping 7 points to 44 on the... Read more »