Home sales stay surprisingly positive even with higher rates
Our weekly data showed surprisingly positive year-over-year growth in housing demand following the first reversal from lower rates this year.
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These are the housing bills now in front of Congress
Bipartisan members of Congress have taken action to bring multiple housing-related bills to their chambers this week.
How much lower can mortgage rates go with all this drama?
This economic variables this week — between tariffs and jobs data and Fed speeches — have the potential to drive mortgage rates lower.
New home sales report shows completed units could be a problem
Today’s new home sales report emphasizes a critical issue for the builders: the currently elevated supply of new homes
Lower mortgage rates driving early spring home sales
We’ve seen positive year-over-year growth with most of the weekly data in 2025, despite mortgage rates not being at 6%.
What’s keeping homebuilders from large-scale layoffs?
A decrease in the number of residential construction workers is usually an early sign of a recession. So why haven’t we seen any big layoffs?
Will home prices fall in 2025 with more inventory?
We’ve been assuming that lower rates increase demand faster than supply. But what happens if we get the first economic downturn in a while?
Lower mortgage rates spark housing demand heading into spring
Lower mortgage rates are breathing new life into the market, pushing purchase application data into positive territory for the year.
Have lower mortgage rates boosted housing demand yet?
Does a promising increase in purchase applications indicate that the housing market is beginning to wake up just in time for spring?
Do mortgage rates have room to drop lower?
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the housing market is about to “unfreeze.” Can mortgage rates go even lower than we’ve seen since Jan. 14?