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Sellers outnumber buyers by 46.5% in April’s housing market — the gap narrowed for a fourth straight month, but it’s still firmly a buyer’s market
The imbalance between sellers and buyers in the U.S. housing market shrank for a fourth consecutive month in April, but at 46.5%, the gap remains...
The 30-year mortgage just spiked to 6.57%, its highest level since late March — because Friday’s bond selloff pushed Treasury yields to 18-year highs
The 30-year mortgage just spiked to 6.57%, its highest level since late March — because Friday’s bond selloff pushed Treasury yields to 18-year highs The...
Friday’s bond rout pushed the 30-year Treasury back above 5% — every new mortgage, car loan, and student loan in America just got more expensive
If you are shopping for a house, a car, or a college degree this summer, the price of borrowing just jumped. On May 13, 2026,...
The 30-year mortgage was 6.27% this morning — but the 30-year Treasury just crossed 5%, and the last time that happened, mortgages hit 7.79%
If you’re shopping for a home in June 2026, a 30-year fixed rate of 6.27% already stings. But the bond market is signaling it could...
The 30-year mortgage averaged 6.37% but spiked to 6.54% after the CPI report — and 6% wholesale inflation means it’s not coming back down
Spring was supposed to bring lower mortgage rates. Instead, it delivered a gut punch. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 6.37% for the week ending May...
Existing home sales barely rose 0.2% in April — but inventory jumped 5.8% to 1.47 million homes, the most buyer leverage since the pandemic
Buyers walking into open houses this spring are encountering something that hasn’t existed since before the pandemic: breathing room. Existing home sales crept up just...
The 30-year mortgage spiked to 6.54% after the CPI report — the highest daily rate in six weeks
Mortgage rates surged on May 12, 2026, after a hotter-than-expected inflation report rattled bond markets and forced lenders to reprice their rate sheets before lunch....
Builders slashed new home prices 6.2% in a year to $387,400 — because 481,000 unsold homes are sitting on the market
The sticker price on a brand-new American home just dropped to a level that would have seemed impossible during the pandemic housing frenzy. According to...
The 30-year mortgage held at 6.37% the same week wholesale inflation hit 6% — the 10-year Treasury just climbed to its highest yield in 10 months
Homebuyers who locked in a 30-year fixed mortgage this week are paying 6.37%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. That number barely moved...
Builders slashed new home prices 6.2% in a year to $387,400 — because 481,000 unsold homes are sitting on the market
One year ago, signing a contract on a newly built home in the United States meant agreeing to a median price of $412,900. By March...
The average new home loan hit a record $467,300 — and 3.8% inflation guarantees mortgage rates won’t drop to help
A buyer closing on a home today is borrowing more money than at any point in American history. The average new purchase mortgage reached $467,300...
The 30-year mortgage dipped to 6.19% today — but 3.8% inflation just crushed any remaining chance of a rate cut this year
For roughly 24 hours in mid-May 2026, homebuyers caught a break. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate slipped to 6.19%, its lowest level in months,...
Builders slashed new home prices 6.2% in a single year — the median dropped to $387,400, the lowest since 2021 — because 481,000 unsold homes are sitting on the market
The sticker price on a brand-new American home now starts with a three for the first time in five years. In March 2026, the median...
The 30-year mortgage averaged 6.37% last week — up from 6.02% in April — and the spring rate dip that buyers were counting on is gone
The numbers were finally cooperating. During the week of April 17, 2026, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.02%, its lowest point of the...
New home prices just dropped to $387,400 — the lowest since July 2021 — because builders are slashing prices faster than rates are climbing
A year ago, a buyer shopping for a brand-new house in the United States would have faced a median price tag north of $400,000 and...
Four straight weeks of mortgage rate increases wiped out the spring dip — the 30-year is back to 6.37%, and the average new home loan hit a record $467,300
A month ago, a buyer financing $467,300 over 30 years could lock in a rate near 6.16%. That window is closed. The 30-year fixed mortgage...
The number of “equity-rich” homeowners just dropped to the lowest level since 2021 — and HELOC delinquencies are climbing at the same time
For the first time in four years, fewer than half of mortgaged U.S. homes qualify as “equity-rich,” meaning the owner owes less than 50% of...
Mortgage rates climbed back to 6.37% — the spring dip to 6.02% is completely gone — and the average new purchase loan just hit a record $467,300
That brief stretch this spring when mortgage rates dipped below 6.1% and buyers started feeling a flicker of optimism? It is over. The average 30-year...
Mortgage rates climbed back to 6.37% this week — the fourth consecutive increase — as the Iran war keeps pushing Treasury yields higher
Homebuyers hoping for a break on borrowing costs this spring are not getting one. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.37% for the...
Home prices dropped in 28 of America’s 53 largest metros — and 7 of the 10 fastest-falling markets are in Florida
Cape Coral. North Port. Tampa. Palm Bay. Lakeland. Deltona. Jacksonville. Seven Florida metropolitan areas now rank among the ten fastest-falling housing markets in the country,...