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The mortgage rate pendulum swings yet again

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates hold major power in the housing industry; most importantly, high rates exacerbate the current affordability crisis by walloping the buying power of would-be buyers and discouraging some would-be sellers – those with low, fixed-rate mortgages – from listing their homes, a drain on available inventories.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which focuses on conventional and conforming loans with a 20% down payment, shows the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.23% as of August 24, up from last week ’s 7.09%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.55% a year ago at this time.

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Rise above the panic, for the housing market’s sake

Housing Wire

trillion in commercial real estate debt will mature, “… by far more than any 5-year period in history.” Musk went on to comment that the rise in defaults among commercial and residential loans could “hammer” banks. When this back and forth was unfolding, mortgage demand rose 2.9% history and the ripple effect that followed.

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Miami-Dade Luxury Sales Surge

Realty Biz

Miami-Dade $1-million-and-up transactions surged triple digits versus pre-pandemic 2019 transactions as total pending home sales and showing appointments rose again for the second consecutive month, according to February 2023 statistics released today by the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) systems.

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Miami Real Estate Luxury Home Sales Continue Surging 

Realty Biz

Miami-Dade County $1 million+ luxury home sales continued outperforming pre-pandemic levels as total median sale prices rose once again as the market leads the nation in real estate appreciation, according to April 2023 statistics released by the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system.

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Redwood Trust, Angel Oak Mortgage awash in red ink in Q2

Housing Wire

Since the beginning of the year, rates are up more than 2 percentage points — with the most recent P rimary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac showing the conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with an average rate of 5.22%. . million loss in the first quarter. The REIT, with some $2.8

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Miami Real Estate Records Best August Sales Month in History

Realty Biz

Miami-Dade County real estate broke another record, posting its best August sales month in history as pent-up demand, more U.S. individuals and companies moving to South Florida, and record-low mortgage rates continue fueling transactions, according to the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system.

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