CAR Market Matters

CAR Market Matters

by | Feb 18, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS

Talking Points … The nation’s biggest public home builders are telling investors that new-home sales picked up during the second half of January, reflecting rising consumer confidence, low interest rates and an improving economy. For example, Taylor Morrison Home...

Monthly Message from C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey

by | Feb 3, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR

Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! We ended 2014 with a lot of good news, and now we’re starting 2015 with another piece of good news.  Earlier this month, President Obama announced that HUD will lower its FHA mortgage insurance premiums by 50 basis points, from 1.35...

CAR Market Matters

by | Feb 2, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS

Talking Points … Mortgage applications increased 14.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 16, 2015. Mortgage application volume increased last week to...