Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2022

Mortgage rates are approaching 4.5%, a level economists forecasted would not be reached until the tail end of 2022. And there’s good reason to believe mortgage rates will be in the 5% range before too long. That would push mortgage rates even higher, potentially into the 5% range. from the prior week.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped back down to 2.77% for the week ending August 5, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates had rebounded slightly to 2.80%. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

30-year fixed mortgage rates declined slightly last week, the first rate drop in three weeks, but it wasn’t enough to boost mortgage demand. Mortgage applications fell last week by 1.2% The 30-year fixed rate decreased five basis points to 6.5% the previous week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage climbed to 3.09% during the week ending Oct. 21, rising from 3.05% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.80%. yesterday, its highest rate since May.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage dropped to 3.09 % during the week ending Nov. 4, down from 3.14% the week prior , according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.78 %. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate rose 13 basis points to 3.01% for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates had been roughly flat for seven weeks, and this is the first time it rose above 3% since June. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.88%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage increased to 3.12% during the week ending Dec. 16, up from 3.10% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.67%. Rising mortgage rates have already begun to sap demand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined slightly to 2.86% for the week ending in August 19, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates rose to 2.87% , after six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate declines.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mortgage demand continued its downward trend last week, reaching the lowest level in 25 years, according to the latest survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA survey shows that the mortgage composite index for the week ending Oct. retail residential mortgage applications. from 13.5% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage declined one basis point from the week prior to 3.55% during the week ending Jan. 27, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.77%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 2.20%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2023

Mortgage rates declined last week as headlines on the bank crisis slowed, which could have spurred borrowers’ demand for home loans. Overall, mortgage applications declined 4.1% last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage continued to hover around the 2.86% mark for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates have been around that mark for roughly two months, leading economists at Freddie Mac to liken it to “Groundhog Day.” A year ago, the average 15-year-fixed-rate mortgage was 2.35%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage remained flat for the third consecutive week at 3.55% for the week ending Feb. 3, reflecting the impacts of the Omicron variant in the economy, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.73%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage climbed to 3.69% for the week ending Feb. It’s the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.73%. Mortgage applications decreased 8.1%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

As the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates for the first time in years, mortgage rates climbed 31 basis points to 4.16%, according to data from Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage exceeded four percent for the first time since May of 2019,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate slipped back down to 2.99% for the week ending Oct. The week before , rates had made it above the 3% mark for the first time since June. Mortgage rates typically move in tandem with the ten-year U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

The collapses of Silvergate Bank , Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , the rescue of First Republic Bank and the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS, brought turbulence to the financial markets that led to a decline in mortgage rates – despite the Federal Reserve hiking federal funds rate by 25 basis point on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2023

Mortgage rates fell again this week, but the primary cause was not the banking crisis fiasco. According to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 6.28% as of April 4, down from 6.32% the previous week. It was the expectation that the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 2.87% for the week ending in August 12, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The increase follows six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate declines. Still, there has been some progress in the labor market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Mortgage rates keep climbing amid rising inflation , war in Ukraine, and disruptions to the supply chain, and there’s no sign that they’ll fall anytime soon. The GSE’s index accounts for just purchase mortgages reported by lenders over the past three days. mortgage points.) But this is no normal market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Mortgage rates are around 7.7%, the highest levels in over 20 years, and LOs across America are having to reset their strategies. Family members or friends can become a non-occupant co-borrower on a mortgage to help borrowers take out a loan if they have poor credit, limited employment history or a high debt balance.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

economy, it doesn’t appear that mortgage rates will be dropping below that mark anytime soon. Purchase mortgages this week averaged 5%, up 28 basis points from 4.72% a week ago , according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS. A year ago at this time, rates were at 3.13%. Jumbos on Wednesday were locked at 4.69%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2023

As the banking crisis stabilized last week, mortgage rates increased, reducing borrower demand for home loans. However, with limited for-sale housing inventory, these higher rates are primarily challenging for potential first-time homebuyers. Overall, mortgage applications fell last week by 8.8% in the same period.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

In turn, economists and housing industry experts have now turned their attention toward the June meeting, as that decision will dictate the future movement of mortgage rates. The Fed’s move on Wednesday was well anticipated and should not cause a major shift in mortgage and other interest rates, experts noted.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

Reflecting the housing industry’s headwinds, just 16 mortgage lenders and brokers made the annual list of Inc. It’s a sharp decline from 2022, when nearly 70 mortgage lenders and brokers were named. The top mortgage lender on the Inc. Founded in 2019, the Virginia-based lender saw a 2,230% three-year growth rate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rose, ever so slightly, to 2.88% for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates have been roughly flat for months now. Treasuries, causing mortgage rates to remain in place, despite the increasing dispersion of inflation across different consumer goods and services.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2021

As the calendar flipped to 2021, it didn’t take long for the rise in mortgage rates. Just two weeks into the new year, Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates climbed 14 basis points to 2.79% , a dramatic contrast to 2020, a year in which mortgage rates set record lows 16 times. in 2021 and 3.2%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rose seven basis points to 3.05% for the week ending Oct. 14, to its highest level since April, according to Freddie Mac’s latest PMMS survey of mortgage rates. Two weeks ago, rates rose 13 basis points to 3.01%, eclipsing the 3% mark for the first time since June.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate continues to trend upwards, rising by five basis points to 3.14% for the week ending Oct. Rates have risen roughly 20 basis points over the past month, and market observers believe that rise will continue. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. Presented by: Deluxe.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 16, 2023

In the wake of turbulence in the banking sector, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.6%, down from 6.73% a week ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Mortgage rates this week saw the biggest one-week decline in a year and potential homebuyers waiting for rates to drop responded, said Josh Mettle, division president and co-creator of NEO Home Loans. “I I think we were up right around 15% increase in the number of initial mortgage applications. Speaking on Nov.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

In a message to mortgage brokers, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) defended itself from the Hunterbrook Media report that claims the lender orchestrated a scheme to steer loans. He worked for an independent mortgage broker that actually shopped between options.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2023

This week’s mortgage rates declined slightly, continuing a recent “sideways trend” at the low 6% mark. Rates reflected a moderation in inflation and the banking crisis, and the consequent expectation that the Federal Reserve ( Fed ) is done hiking the federal funds rate.

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REM Online

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The original post can be found at the following URL: Fixed-rate mortgages favoured by first-timers; hybrid mortgage introduced. A recent survey by BMO says 57 per cent of homeowners are planning to opt for a fixed-rate mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Mortgage rates declined for the third consecutive week, sparking hope for a good homebuyers’ spring season. But while rates have dropped, the housing market has continued to be challenged by low inventory levels. The survey shows the same rate was 4.67% a year ago. Mortgage rates, directly correlated to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Purchase mortgage rates climbed 55 basis points, reflecting surging inflation and the Federal Reserve ‘s (The Fed) tightening monetary policy. According to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS, purchase mortgage rates this week averaged 5.78%, compared to 5.23% the week prior. the previous week.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

Purchase mortgage rates this week averaged 5.10% continuing a decline from last week amid a housing market slowdown, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS. A year ago at this time, 30-year fixed rate purchase rates were at 2.95%. This week, mortgage application volume dropped 1.2% of total applications.

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