CEO Insights

Existing-home sales slipped below a 4 million pace in August, and supply is the deepest in over ten years. Mortgage rates rose four weeks running.

A buyer with little cash saved should budget for a higher payment than the headline number suggests.

How Much Income It Takes To Buy A House After September’s Rate Climb — More than it took a month ago, and there is no single number.

It is separate from your interest rate.

As of September 28, 2026, rates have climbed for weeks, and a rate can move before you close.

Home Buying In Autumn 2026 — Mortgage rates rose in every September survey, and the Fed raised its target range on September 16.

Freddie Mac’s survey put the 30-year fixed at 7.03% for the week of September 24, after four straight weekly increases.

Freddie Mac’s survey has the 30-year fixed rising four weeks running. August existing-home sales slipped, supply grew, and builders are cutting prices.

The same price now costs more each month than it did in August. Buyers do have more room to negotiate, which helps a little.

As of September 28, 2026, supply is at its deepest in over a decade and buyers hold real leverage in a lot of metros.

Real Estate Insurance In September 2026 — Of the insurance you carry on a home, private mortgage insurance is the one policy that can end.

Inventory is the widest in years. Negotiate hard on the price, but underwrite your own carrying cost at today’s rates, not last spring’s.

Roughly 813,000 borrowers are underwater, per ICE’s August report. Mortgage rates rose four weeks in a row through Freddie Mac’s survey dated September 24.

Save For A Home In September 2026 — As of September 28, 2026, the savings target you set last spring is out of date.

Freddie Mac’s survey put the 30-year fixed at 7.03% for the week of September 24, up from 6.95% the week before.