Serious Mortgage Delinquencies Fall 17%
The national U.S. mortgage delinquency rate declined in July to 3.46% of all loans, down 7% from the previous month
The national U.S. mortgage delinquency rate declined in July to 3.46% of all loans, down 7% from the previous month
Spurred by weaker economic data, rates on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell in the latest week to the lowest point since October 2016
Home prices continued to increase at a slower pace in June
Sales of new U.S. homes declined 12.8% in July
After a small rate increase, refinance applications tumbled this week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
The supply of new U.S. homes on the market fell by 1% during the 2019 second quarter
Mortgage refinance application volume skyrocketed 37% in the past week
In the 2019 second quarter, Americans owed $9.4 trillion in mortgage debt, up $162 billion from the first quarter
Only 16% of all homes were paid for with cash in June.
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