Mortgage Trend

After three months of slight gains, the U.S. unemployment situation is starting to brighten a bit. According to the U.S. Labor Department, an increase in nonfarm payroll employment rose by over 900,000 jobs by the end of last week and pushed the unemployment rate down to 6%.  February’s small job …

[embedded content] The best time of year to shop for a house is a very personal decision. Some people do it year-round, like a hobby or obsession. But it’s pretty clear from industry data that springtime is the season when home buying starts to ramp up in a really big …

After eight months of consecutive gains, the consequences of low inventory finally caught up with the housing market in February. Tightened supply was largely responsible for a 10.6% drop in the number of homes in contract from the prior month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors, …

[embedded content] Even if you don’t have kids or pets, you don’t have to come home to an empty house. Live houseplants can add a little life and light to your space in a gratifying and often fragrant way without requiring a lot of care. That’s especially true for the …

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania—Movement Mortgage, a national top 10 retail mortgage lender, is excited to announce the addition of Nicole Carlin, Michael Grimm and Colin Grimm to our Pittsburgh, PA market.  Carlin (NMLS 1116063) has built a prominent name for herself in the mortgage industry for the last nine years and has …

Mortgage applications decreased for the third straight week – this time down 2.5%, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, as reported by HousingWire. Refinance activity dropped to its slowest pace since September 2020 – down a full 5% – with declines in both conventional and government …

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With home prices skyrocketing, any rise in rates knocks even more potential buyers out of the running, and yet somehow the housing market is more competitive than ever, according to CNBC. The rate is the same now as it was a year ago. The difference from a year ago, however, …

The time has come. You’re done with being a renter, and you want to buy your own home. Maybe it’ll be a condo in the city. Perhaps it’ll be a single-family starter home in the countryside. Or maybe it’ll be a townhouse somewhere in-between. Whichever it is, you’re probably asking …