Florida home permits rebound 28% in August

Florida recorded 7,842 new-home permits in August, up 28% from July, with Tampa and Southwest Florida accounting for more than half of the total.

Fed’s Barr says housing hurdles go beyond rates

Fed Gov. Michael Barr said limited homebuilding, rising costs and owners’ reluctance to give up low mortgage rates add to housing affordability problems.

Mortgage Rates Had a Better Day, Ultimately Dropping Just Slightly

(NOTE: This article was updated  at 5:30pm from the version originally published at 2:36pm ET to reflect late day rate improvements). Mortgage rates have risen more than half a point in 2 weeks. While that's certainly not the fastest jump we've seen, it is an extraordinarily uncommon pace--happening

Mortgage Rates Now Close to 7.5%

More than a few media outlets will tell you that 30yr fixed mortgage rates are just now moving over 7% based on the fact that Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey hit 7.03%, up from 6.95% last week.  Before continuing, let's be clear that Freddie's weekly rates are a valuable resource for long-term, big