Economists this week commented on recent New Construction and Freddie Mac reports.

According to a recent post published by  the experts at Bankrate, mortgage rates are set to decline even further as fall approaches. Currently, borrowers have been blessed with record low mortgage rates (in September, the typical 30-year mortgage was hovering at just 3.10%), and it looks like they may have even more cause to celebrate within the coming months.

What a difference a week can make; which in this case translates into a 2% drop off on a seasonally adjusted basis in mortgage applications from a week ago, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 28.

As of August 10, the total number of loans now in forbearance dipped one basis point from 7.21% of servicers' portfolio volume the week before to 7.20%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey. A total of 3.6 million homeowners are in forbearance plans, it estimates.

According to the latest commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group, America’s economy is surprisingly poised to bounce back in the coming quarter.

As the number of new cases of COVID-19 continue to increase across the world, so too do the number of Americans struggling to make their mortgage and rent payments. According to a new report from ApartmentList, August found just over one-third of Americans surveyed reported lacking sufficient funds to pay their housing bills.

The economic tumult generated by the COVID-19 pandemic isn't slowing the pursuit of homeownership according to the National Association of Homebuilders’ (NAHB) Housing Trends Report covering the second quarter of this year.

A survey from realtor.com found more than 40% accelerated their timeline due to COVID-19.

Mortgage applications ballooned 5.1% from the previous week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) for the week ending July 10, 2020. Adjustments for July 4 holiday were incorporated into last week’s results.

Mortgage applications rose 2.2% from the prior week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3, 2020.