A Rare In-Town Hanover Residence Steps from Dartmouth College

In one of New England's most supply-constrained and prestigious college towns, this newly reimagined luxury residence offers an exceptionally rare opportunity to own a home just a five-minute walk from Dartmouth College. Properties of this caliber and proximity seldom come to market, making this an ideal acquisition for Dartmouth-affiliated families, discerning end users, or investors seeking both...

U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year Low in January

Lower Rates Ease Path for Homeownership in 2026 Mortgage borrowing costs in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels in three years, providing a welcome boost to prospective homeowners amid steady economic growth. Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.16% for the week ending January 8, up slightly from 6.15% the prior week but down...

The impact of lower mortgage rates on housing inventory

Year-over-year housing inventory growth has slowed to single digits, from 33% at one point last year to 9.99%. 2026 is off and running, and we had another crazy week of housing headlines, from Trump announcing a ban on Wall Street investors buying single-family homes to directing the GSEs to buy mortgage-backed securities. But what caught my eye is that our Housing Market Tracker data now shows...

December jobs data continues to support lower mortgage rates

Jobs Friday came and went without much reaction in bond yields because the labor market isn’t breaking, nor is it getting stronger. Mortgage rates dropped into the 5s for a short time on Friday as a result of Trump’s earlier announcement directing the GSEs to buy $200 billion in mortgage backed securities. The 10-year yield didn’t move much after the report. But the BLS report showed 50,000 jobs...

Sharp decline in mortgage rates revives hopes of a refi surge, LOs say

Mortgage rates briefly fell below 6% on Friday for the first time in nearly three years — driven by President Donald Trump’s proposed $200 billion push in the secondary market. If they stay that low, they are expected to spur refinance activity.  Historically, a 22–basis-point decline in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate, such as the one reported by Mortgage News Daily earlier on Friday, has been...

Elon Musk says retirement savings could become ‘irrelevant’

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, stoked debate about the future of retirement savings by saying that in the coming years, traditional retirement planning could become “irrelevant” amid technological advances. “One side recommendation I have is: Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years,” Musk said on the “Moonshots with Peter Diamandis”...

Real estate leaders weigh in on potential ban on large investors

President Donald Trump announced plans to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes earlier this week, arguing the move would ease competition for families and improve housing affordability. The proposal has reignited a long-running debate over the role Wall Street-backed landlords play in the housing market — and whether restricting them would meaningfully lower home prices or...

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