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Tappable Equity Reaches Record High

The latest ICE Mortgage Monitor report reveals that tappable home equity in the US has soared to an unprecedented $11.5 trillion, with 60% o…

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Home Price Update: Why Waiting Could Cost You

The Case Shiller Home Price Index, the top standard for measuring home values, showed a 0.3% rise in home prices for May, hitting a new reco…

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Home Sales Drop, But There’s Hope Ahead

Home sales dropped 5.4% in June, more than the expected 3%. This is a 5.4% decrease from last year. The report likely reflects home shopping…

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Lower Rates Could Support a Refinance Rally

Analysts at the Investment banking company Jefferies, predict that upcoming Federal Reserve rate cuts could trigger a significant refinance…

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Understanding The Real Story Behind Housing Inventory and Prices

Lately, there have been many stories suggesting that there are a lot more houses for sale, prices are dropping drastically, and home values…

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National Home Prices Keep Going Up!

The Case Shiller Home Price Index, a trusted measure for home value changes, showed that prices went up by 0.3% in April, hitting a new reco…

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Rents and Mortgage Rates

CoreLogic released their Rental Report for the month of April, showing that rents were up 3% year over year, down from 3.4% in the previous…

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Bond Friendly Inflation News

The May Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed no overall inflation, better than the expected 0.1% rise. Year-over-year inflation dropped from 3.…

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Mortgage Rates Moving in the Right Direction

Last week we saw rates decline at the beginning of the week as some bond-friendly news hit the markets. On Monday the ISM index dropped from…

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Home Price Gains Continue

The Case Shiller Home Price Index, which is seen as the industry’s most accurate gauge of home appreciation, showed that home prices rose 0.…

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Existing Home Sales Dip but Demand is Still Hot

The National Association of Realtors released their Existing Home Sales report last week for the month of April. It showed that closings on…

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Welcome News as Consumer Inflation Cools

Last week there was welcome news via the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) which showed that inflation on the consumer…

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