Refinancing Rises as Rates Hold Steady After Hawkish Fed Signal Mortgage applications increased 1.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in the week ended June 19, 2026, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. The gain was driven by a pickup in refinancing, while purchase activity edged lower amid largely stable borrowing costs following the Federal Reserve's...
Mortgage rates are moving higher as 2026 nears its midway point. And sentiment has shifted when it comes to rate expectations as more housing market observers are predicting at least one rate hike this year — a stark contrast to the start of 2026 when multiple cuts were on the table and sub-6% rates seemed possible. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, rates for 30-year conventional...
Many people in the housing industry are wondering why mortgage rates haven’t fallen even as oil prices have dropped from $111 per barrel to less than $73 today. The 10-year Treasury yield is at 4.48% and mortgage rates are near their yearly highs. This is a fair question, and we have already discussed where mortgage rates should go now that the conflict in Iran is truly ending. Today, we’ll give...
As a child Boomer Foster, the nephew of Long & Foster co-founder Wesley Foster, wrote three goals on a scrap of paper in crayon: Play in the NFL Practice law with his dad Be president of Long & Foster “I was too slow for the NFL, but I played football all four years at University of South Carolina, and my dad passed away before I got the opportunity to practice with him, but I guess...
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the House of Representatives after clearing the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature in the coming days. The housing package aims to reduce homeownership costs and improve housing supply while incorporating priorities from Congress and the White House. Lawmakers from both chambers, who reached a deal on the package last week,...
The “emerging trends” in housing story over the past decade or more has been a tale of magnitude variations on a theme: constrained supply eclipsed by growing demand. If there is one conclusion that rises above all others in this year’s “The State of the Nation’s Housing 2026” report, it is that the industry’s challenge has shifted to a new, different, unsettling theme. Supply is still...
For nearly two decades, Al Horford has quietly assembled one of basketball’s most respected careers. The five-time NBA All-Star has played for the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, and, most recently, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Along the way, he’s earned a reputation for consistency, leadership, and doing all the little things that help teams win. Now, one of the homes that...
Florida’s oceanfront estates are no strangers to excess. Infinity pools? Standard. Wine rooms? Practically expected. Private theaters and guest houses? Hardly unusual at the highest end of the market. But a living coral reef inside the house? That certainly gets your attention. A newly listed oceanfront compound in Vero Beach is leaning into a different kind of luxury, one that combines...
As they entered the empty-nest phase of life, these Treasure Valley, Idaho, homeowners decided it was finally time to tackle the primary bathroom renovation they had envisioned for years. They hired contractor Anthony Boyd of Boyd Remodeling and Construction and interior designer Lauren Lienhard to...
We recently covered the ins and outs of what I refer to as the Honeymoon Phase of construction. Next up is a stage similar to a concept most everyone is familiar with: the Midlife Crisis....
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