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• Lower mortgage rates attracting more homebuyers Sep. 15th 2024
  Lower mortgage rates are already impacting the housing data, as seen in the first positive 14-week trend in purchase applications in 2024.

• The challenges and opportunities for Hispanic real estate agents Sep. 14th 2024
  Attendees at the NAHREP conference are meeting market challenges with optimism and a clear sense of their mission.

• Trump allies would seek GSE privatization: WSJ Sep. 13th 2024
  Allies of the former president say that a priority of a second Trump administration would be removing the GSEs from conservatorship.

• The fall housing market could see hotter competition, Zillow says Sep. 12th 2024
  Lower mortgage rates over the past several months have led to increased affordability for prospective homebuyers, and this could lead to an extra competitive fall 2024 season.

• The average homeowner just gained another $25K in equity Sep. 12th 2024
  Home equity gains in Q2 2024 were led by Maine, California and New Jersey, while Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota posted modest losses.

• Logan Mohtashami talks recession concerns, home affordability with the ’Real Estate Insiders’ Sep. 12th 2024
  In a recent episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast, co-hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson chat with HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to discuss a variety of issues — including pending concerns of a recession, mortgage rates and housing affordability issues that persist across the country.

• Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2024 Sep. 11th 2024
  On this crazy day with the bond market, mortgage rates dropped to another yearly low after the CPI inflation print.

• HUD issues ’extensive’ update to manufactured housing safety standards Sep. 11th 2024
  HUD's new manufactured housing safety standards are designed to allow for more modern construction and greater amounts of supply.

• Mortgage rates are plummeting, but will sales grow? Sep. 11th 2024
  The affordability crisis isn't one easily solved. We look at the housing market conditions needed to see real home sales growth in the fall and winter.

• Home prices saw unusual stagnation this summer Sep. 11th 2024
  Stagnant prices during the typically busy summer homebuying season are unusual, CoreLogic reported, as this was only the second time since 2010 that prices didn't increase from June to July.