Home prices stay elevated as inventory lags: Redfin

The median U.S. home sale price reached a record $387,600 in the four weeks ending May 19, marking a 4% year-over-year increase, according to data released Thursday by Redfin. The pricing surge comes despite a marginal dip in weekly average mortgage rates, which fell from a five-month high of 7.22%
Read MoreExpect the growth rate of existing home prices to cool down this year
I anticipated solid year-over-year home-price growth in today’s existing home sales report, so I’ve tried my best on social media to inform people that we have a low bar in home-price comps for this report and the next one. This is the context for why the home-price growth data was strong, which too
Read MoreAre reverse mortgages for purchase a ‘sleeping giant?’ Pros are split

According to the most recent annual report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) program saw its share of total HECM endorsements in 2023 rise to its highest level since 2019.That’s not saying all that
Read MoreMortgageball: Making a profit on $10,500 a loan

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