Market Insights archive
Browse daily market commentary and housing-news summaries from the Carson Home Team.
Bonds recovered Wednesday's losses and mortgage rates moved back toward their lowest levels of the week, offering an encouraging—but still preliminary—signal after the Federal Reserve meeting.
Read Full Market Update →August existing-home sales fell below a 4 million annual pace while available inventory reached its highest level in more than a decade, giving buyers more choices even as prices continued rising modestly.
Read Full Market Update →Mortgage applications declined during the week ending September 4 as a sharp drop in refinancing outweighed nearly flat purchase demand, while adjustable-rate mortgage usage increased.
Read Full Market Update →Mortgage application activity improved modestly during the week ending August 28 as stronger purchase demand offset another small decline in refinancing.
Read Full Market Update →Mortgage applications edged lower during the week ending August 21 as modestly higher borrowing costs continued to restrain both purchase and refinance activity.
Read Full Market Update →New single-family home sales gave back June's improvement in July while the supply of homes available for sale increased, reinforcing an uneven market for builders and buyers.
Read Full Market Update →National home-price measures posted modest annual gains in June, but the latest FHFA and Case-Shiller readings show increasingly different results across regions and metropolitan markets.
Read Full Market Update →New residential construction slowed in July after a stronger June, while an increase in building permits pointed to potential improvement in future building activity.
Read Full Market Update →Signed contracts on existing homes declined in July as mortgage rates and high home prices continued to limit buyer demand.
Read Full Market Update →Builder sentiment improved slightly in August but remained well below historically healthy levels as affordability and construction costs continued to weigh on demand.
Read Full Market Update →Mortgage application activity changed little during the week ending August 14 as higher interest rates continued to affect purchase demand.
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