Realty Biz

MAY 21, 2023

Last Year; Impacting Sales Miami total home sales decreased 35.5% year-over-year in April 2023, from a historic 3,445 transactions in April 2022 to 2,222 in April 2023, because of rising mortgage rates, the recent banking crisis and lack of supply in certain price points. Rates on March 1, 2022 were 3.90%.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage was 2.84% in August, down from 2.87% in July. The average commitment rate across all of 2020 was 3.11%. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun expects the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to remain below 3.5%

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 26, 2022

While the Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, it affects them through its conduct of monetary policy. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.31% as of December 15. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami's sales.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 21, 2023

Home sales are sensitive to mortgage rate changes and homebuyers are taking advantage of any rate declines. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage is 6.60% as of March 16. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami's sales.

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Realty Biz

JUNE 24, 2022

On the same $300,000 mortgage, the monthly payment has risen from $1265 in December to $1800 today, according to NAR. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage was 5.23% in May, up from 4.98% in April. The mortgage rate is projected to land at 5.3%

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The biggest mistake buyers make is sitting around waiting for sale prices to decline while their potential mortgage payment plummets. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a record low of 2.88%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2.44%.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 27, 2020

The percent of Las Vegas homeowners underwater on their mortgage is 7.2%, which is higher than Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise Metro at 7.1%. The number of mortgage delinquencies in Nevada had reached its lowest point in years. Las Vegas Realtors reported that short sales and foreclosures combined accounted for 2.7%

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