Real Estate News
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Mortgage rates drop to lowest since election, but borrowers barely budge
Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.1 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Read Article
US housing starts, permits fall unexpectedly in July
U.S. home building unexpectedly fell in July as the construction of single- and multi-family homes declined. Read Article
July housing starts down 4.8% vs. up 0.4% est.
CNBC's Rick Santelli, reports on last month's weak housing data. Read Article
Mortgage rates drop to lowest since election, but borrowers barely budge
So many people have already refinanced at rock-bottom rates that the pool of potential applicants is shrinking. Read Article
As housing affordability weakens, more buyers are left out in the cold
Homes priced under $200,000 made up 44 percent of the market in 2010. Today, they are just 16 percent of new, for-sale construction, data show. Read Article
Newly built homes skew ever richer
The cost of housing is rising at a fast clip, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the market for newly built homes. Read Article
Home builder sentiment at highest level since May: NAHB
CNBC's Diana Olick reports the latest read on housing market sentiment from the National Association of Home Builders. Read Article
Homebuilder sentiment soars on strong sales
U.S. homebuilders bounced back from recent funk, as current sales and sales expectations leaped forward. Read Article
Asia's worst-performing currency may get even weaker, but its central banker isn't worried
The Philippine peso has tumbled to fresh 11-year lows, but the country's policy makers said that heralded good tidings. Read Article
Homebuyers put less and less skin in the game, adding to the market's overall risk
In the past 12 months, 1.5 million borrowers bought their homes with down payments of less than 10 percent, marking a seven-year high, according to Black Knight Financial Read Article