Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The FHA share of applications dipped slightly in August but remained high, noted Kan. It indicates that a larger share of first-time homebuyers are active in the new home sales market. Our estimate of new home sales showed a 4% increase to the strongest pace of sales in three months at 702,000 units,” he added.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. They were withdrawing volatility from the market, and they were lowering rates to benefit consumers.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 10, 2022
2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.
McKissock
MAY 6, 2022
New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. Those requirements can make it hard to find other new construction comparables.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
High interest rates, coupled with a still-low supply of housing, have created price hurtles that are keeping many first-time homebuyers and lower-income borrowers locked out of the housing market. In terms of acceptance in the secondary market of these TRBLs, which is key to ensuring lender liquidity, the jury is still out.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Based on data from the survey, MBA estimates that there were 66,000 new single-family home sales in September, compared to 71,000 new single-family homes a month prior, a 7% decrease. The estimated pace of new home sales decreased 3.5% The estimated pace of new home sales decreased 3.5%
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Black/African-American buyers who have not been approved for a loan are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to have been denied due to low credit scores, at 32% versus 17% or less for the other racial and ethnic groups. First time buyers (54%) are more than twice as likely as repeat buyers (22%) to consider an FHA loan.
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