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Mike Fratantoni on MBA’s 2022 mortgage market forecast

Housing Wire

We’ve had the sharpest and yet also the shortest recession in history, record-low mortgage rates leading to record origination volumes, and record home prices as housing demand far outstripped supply. How will the Federal Reserve respond to economic developments in 2022, and what will be the impact on mortgage rates?

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Does the Market Hate Everyone or Just My First-time Homebuyers?

The Close

Not even the wild ’70s inflation, the astronomical interest rates of the ’80s, or the housing crash of the aughts have prepared us for the current market. ” Homeowners who’ve locked in low mortgage rates are further disincentivized, despairing at giving them up for rates that could be twice as high.

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Is The CMHC Limiting Their Downside, Or Their Upside?

Toronto Realty Blog

This past week, the Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation announced that it was placing a ceiling of 8% on any gain or profit on a property purchased through the “First Time Home Buyer Incentive Program,” but also an 8% cap on any losses. ” They then went on to answer the query with, “No.

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