Market Watch

Freddie Mac released a new housing index showing South Carolina and two Georgia metro areas entering historic levels of housing activity. Read on to learn more from this report.

Quicken Loans announced its National Home Price Perception (HPPI) shows appraised values were 1.56 percent lower than homeowners estimated in August. Read on to learn more about what this report found.

The First American Real House Price Index, which measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S., fell slightly in June. Read on to learn more about this report.

Slowed by low inventory levels in many parts of the country, existing-home sales lost momentum in July and decreased year-over-year for the first time since November 2015, according to the National Association of Realtors. Read on to find out more of what this report had to say. 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will implement a new refinance offering aimed at borrowers with high loan-to-value ratios. Read on to learn more about this offer.

CoreLogic released its Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for July 2016, which shows home prices are up both year-over-year and month-over-month. Read on to learn more details of this report.

Despite any stereotypes within the millennial workplace, there are those in the mortgage industry demonstrating they are just as prepared and capable of handling mortgage challenges as those who came before them. Read on to hear what one industry expert had to say about this.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for July 2016 shows mortgage applications for new-home purchases increased 2.4 percent relative to a year ago. Read on for more information from this survey. 

Building trade associations are predicting continued growth for the construction industry in 2017. Read on to learn more results from this report.

Fears over the Zika virus may now be spreading to home values in some areas of Florida. In fact, with many choosing not to visit the reported infected areas of the state, will a lack of tourists result in fewer potential permanent residencies impacting real estate and appraisals? Read on to learn more.