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Mortgage rates continue trending down before Christmas

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed Optimal Blue’s average 30-year fixed rate on conventional loans at 6.68% on Thursday. A rise in homebuilder confidence , followed by new home construction reaching its highest level since May, signals a response to meet heightened demand as current inventory remains low.”

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Housing market “stuck” as mortgage rates remain above 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 7.12% as of Sept. HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed Optimal Blue’s 30-year fixed rate for conventional loans at 7.20% on Wednesday, compared to 7.07% the previous week.

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US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow

Housing Wire

Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3% As more first-time homebuyers are turning to new construction, builders offer smaller, more-affordable homes as well as incentives like interest rate buydowns to tempt buyers off of the fence. Over the past year, the value of the U.S.

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May jobs report complicates things for the Fed

Housing Wire

The construction sector also saw job gains in May, adding 25,000 positions, thanks to a large uptick in heavy and civil engineering construction, which added 10,700 jobs. Residential building construction added 2,400 jobs during the month.

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Announcing HousingWire’s 2024 Finance Leaders

Housing Wire

.” Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below!

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Mortgage rates reach their 2023 peak

Housing Wire

The 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 6.81% as of July 6, up significantly from last week ’s 6.71%. By contrast, the 30-year was at 5.30% a year ago at this time. Other mortgage indexes also show rates rising.

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Top 10 ways to get homebuyers to work with you

Housing Wire

Educate your clients about financing While many homebuyers can benefit from a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional mortgage , other borrowers might need access to other loan programs with more lenient guidelines. Make sure your buyers understand the difference between being prequalified, preapproved and loan-committed.