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Will The Stock Market Affect Your Home Purchase?
The wild stock market of the past week has sent some into a panic and caused many others to take a closer look at their […]
Loan Demand Stalls in Volatile Week
The highest mortgage rates in four years caused a pause in mortgage applications from home buyers and refinancers during a time when the market generally […]
Renters Are Getting Frustrated
The majority of renters say they want to own a home in the future and believe that homeownership is a critical piece of the American […]
Fed Move Doesn’t Suppress Mortgage Rates
The Federal Reserve may have voted to leave its short-term interest rates unchanged this week, but that didn’t stop lenders from moving up mortgage rates. Average […]
Rising Rates Cause Loan Demand to Teeter
Mortgage rates were on the rise for the second consecutive week, causing some borrowers to show reluctance. Total mortgage application activity—which reflects both refinancing and […]
Housing Market Starts 2018 on Positive Note
Contract signings on home sales rose slightly in December, reaching their highest level since last March, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Wednesday. NAR’s Pending […]
Mortgage Rates Continue to Inch Upwards
Fixed-rate mortgages increased again this week, the third consecutive week to see a rise. “Rates keep climbing,” says Len Kiefer, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The […]
Have We Seen the Last of 3% Mortgage Rates?
Average fixed-rate mortgages rose for the second consecutive week and, for the first time since last summer, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage shot above 4 percent, […]
Loan Demand Jumps Over Fears?
Mortgage applications for refinancings and home purchases surged 4.1 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, even as interest rates rose, the Mortgage Bankers […]