VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

Residential house prices continued their upward trend, reaching new all-time highs in April 2024, yet the pace of growth has slowed, potentially suggesting early signs of normalization. The resilience of house prices was broad-based across the country, with all 20 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas showing positive monthly increases. San Diego led the annual gains with double-digit growth. April’s House Price Index: Key Highlights U.S. house prices rose 0.2% month-over-month in April, up from a revised flat reading in March, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index. This increase fell short of economist expectations of a 0.3% growth, as reported by Econoday. House prices rose 6.3% from April 2023 to April 2024, slowing from the 6.7% year-over-year growth recorded in March 2024. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price changes from March 2024 to April 2024 ranged from -0.2% in the West South Central and Middle Atlantic divisions to +1.4% in the East South Central division. The 12-month changes were all positive, ranging from +3.0% in the West South Central division to +8.5% in the New England and Middle Atlantic divisions. April’s S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index: Key Highlights The ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Mortgage applications in the U.S. saw an increase of 1.9% for the week ending May 17, continuing an upward trend following a 0.5% rise the previous week. This marks the third consecutive week of growth in mortgage demand, according to data released Wednesday from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The rise in applications aligns with a decrease in average mortgage rates, which reached a seven-week low due to expectations of lower inflation reducing long-dated Treasury yields. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased by 7 basis points to 7.01% during the week ending May 17, MBA data indicated. This decline, the third ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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