Mortgage spreads are the hero of the 2025 housing market
Mortgage spreads are the hero of housing in 2025, quietly helping housing demand pick up even when nobody else notices.
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The Great Stay: Why the US housing market is divided in two
The Great Stay is not just a housing story. The weak housing market is intertwined with a very unusual labor market.
New home sales shocked, but are these numbers legit?
We got the highest levels of sales since 2022 but let’s take a look at the report and see if those numbers are legit.
Baltimore launches $6.2B housing redevelopment effort
Work is supported by $1.2 billion in public funding commitments and is expected to leverage an additional $5 billion from the private sector.
Sun Belt leads sales volume but posts nation’s lowest absorption rate
Housing market efficiency varies dramatically by region with Sun Belt showing lowest absorption rate despite highest sales volume.
Where do mortgage rates go from here?
Our mortgage rates forecast examines where rates could go for the remainder of 2025 based on yields and spreads.
Have lower mortgage rates already changed the housing market?
This weekend’s tracker focuses on how lower mortgage rates have changed the supply and demand data lines since mid-June.
Help exists for cash-strapped homebuyers — but many don’t know it
Three experts — a former agent, an economist and a down payment program founder — talk about the decline in housing affordability and what help is out there.
$67K to sell a home? Consumers drastically underestimate the costs
More than half of respondents were surprised by costs and nearly a quarter went into debt. Forty percent reported financial strain.
Household income climbs in some big cities, outweighed by inflation in others
Modest income increases failed to keep pace with the roughly 3% inflation rate, meaning many households effectively lost buying power.