According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 25, 2024, U.S. mortgage applications decreased 0.1 percent from one week earlier.
The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) has recently released its 2025 housing and economic forecast, predicting a more favorable interest rate environment that will ease the current "lock-in" effect, leading to improved housing inventory.
According to a recent Redfin report, only 25 out of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed ownership in the first eight months of 2024, marking the lowest housing turnover rate in 30 years.
New data from the California Association of Realtors shows that California's statewide home sales hit a seven-month low in August 2024, as buyers paused despite mortgage rates reaching their lowest point since spring 2024.