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Mortgage rates dip to 6.6% to mark the lowest level since May 2023

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates continued their descent this week to mark their lowest level since May 2023, welcome news for homebuyers who have been waiting on the sidelines for rates to drop. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.6% by the end of 2024 from the current federal funds rate range of 5.25%-5.5%.

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Mortgage rates might soar even higher

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5% Following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by an additional 75 basis points on Wednesday, the central bank said it will hike rates as high as 4.6% Before the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 0.75

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What Will the Real Estate Market Bring in 2024? Market Corrections or Rising Property Prices?

Realty Biz

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate was at 6.6 Bank Rates report the same declining trend in home prices. Bank Rates report the same declining trend in home prices. Looking at Bank Rates, we notice different median home prices, yet the tendency remains the same.

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Housing Market Crash: Wells Fargo’s 1980s Recession Warning

Marco Santarelli

Their message highlighted a concerning fact – mortgage interest rates have surged to a 23-year high, dragging down application activity to levels last witnessed in 1996. The Federal Reserve's aggressive stance on interest rate hikes has raised concerns that a housing market recession akin to the 1980s could be in the making.

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What to Expect from Real Estate During Inflation

Realty Biz

Specific to real estate, inflation is going to drive both higher mortgage rates and higher property values. Even if the pace of construction picks up, new construction (supply) will be more expensive due to inflation. And it probably will be once the higher interest rates kick in.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to gradually “taper” its supportive monetary policy: Net acquisitions of agency mortgage-backed securities are expected to cease by the end of March and the Federal Open Market Committee has signaled possibly three 25-basis point increases in the federal funds target by yearend 2022.

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How the U.S. Housing Market Was Rocked by COVID-19—and Where We Go From Here

Realtor.com

It was the first time the Central Bank had made such a move since the 2008 financial crisis. What resulted was the lowest interest rates we’ve ever seen. By July, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage—the most common for new homebuyers—had fallen below 3% for the first time since the 1970s.

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