Based on new data from Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.94 percent.
According to the Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data by the U.S. Census Bureau, national nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.4% in January 2024. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.190 trillion.
Based on the National Association of Realtors' latest quarterly report, more than 85% of U.S. metro markets (189 out of 221) registered home price increases in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped from 7.79% to 6.61%.
46.1 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the fourth quarter, meaning that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values.