Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

A buyer who might have qualified for a $400,000 mortgage may now qualify for a $350,000-$375,000 mortgage when interest rates rise. Buyers who still qualify for their target home loan might decide to look for smaller or more affordable properties in order to maintain their monthly housing budget.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

15, mortgage applications rose 5.4% from the prior week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Last week, purchase applications increased for both conventional and FHA loans but remained 26% lower than the same week a year ago. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased to 7.31% last week, according to Kan.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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 mortgage averaged 7.57% as of Oct. By contrast, the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.92% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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 7.49% as of Oct. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.66% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The loan officers that Scott Groves talks to are struggling. Mortgage rates are around 7.7%, the highest levels in over 20 years, and LOs across America are having to reset their strategies. There’s growing concern in the mortgage industry that rates could even touch 8% before they fall below 7%. Really struggling.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Falling mortgage rates last week brought increased demand. Total home loan applications increased 2.8% 1 compared to the previous week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.17% last week. for the week ending Dec. the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

The average loan size for purchase applications has risen in recent weeks to $444,100, the largest average loan size since May 2022, Kan added. On the strength of lower mortgage rates, homebuyers are reclaiming some purchasing power. Last week, refis comprised 34.2% of the total applications, up from 32.7%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Simultaneously, purchase applications increased over the week despite the increase in rates , buoyed by a 2% gain in conventional loans. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center , Optimal Blue had 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at 7.17% on Sunday. Department of Agriculture loans’ share fell to 0.4%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center , Optimal Blue had 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at 7.15% on Tuesday. At Mortgage News Daily , 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates were at 7.21%. The Federal Housing Administration loans’ share increased to 13.7% from 13.2% a week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Mortgage rates ticked up this week as the 10-year Treasury yield made its way back above 4%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% as of Jan. 11, a slight increase from last week’s 6.62%, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center , Optimal Blue showed the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 7.38% on Tuesday. At Mortgage News Daily , 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates were at 7.50% on Tuesday. The Federal Housing Administration loans’ share decreased to 14.1%

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

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 27, up from last week ’s 6.78%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.30% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

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%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mortgage applications fell for the fifth consecutive week as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.31%, its highest level since December 2000. For the week that ended August 18, mortgage applications fell 4.2% from the prior week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. from 13.8%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

They are particularly worried about loans already approved but not purchased by FGMC. . According to those sources, FGMC adopted an aggressive pricing strategy to purchase loans from correspondent partners, often paying 20 basis points higher than other investors on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, many homeowners refinanced, locking in historically low 30-year fixed rate mortgages. HELOCs have continued to set the stage as flexible, helpful products that provide quick access to financing for a multitude of uses including home renovations, debt consolidations or emergency purchases.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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 7.19% as of Sept. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.29% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2023

This is according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which was published late last week. The total number of loans in forbearance at the end of Q1 stood at 65,757, coming out to 0.21% of the total loans serviced and 15% of delinquent loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mortgage applications fell for the fourth consecutive week as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to its highest level since 2001, reaching 7.16%. For the week that ended August 11, mortgage applications fell 0.8% from the prior week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. from 13.6%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Mortgage rates at their lowest level in three weeks led to an increase in borrowers’ demand for home loans last week, spreading some optimism in the industry in the first few weeks of 2024. Overall, mortgage applications rose by 10.4% Overall, mortgage applications rose by 10.4% in the week ending Jan.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Meanwhile, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed Optimal Blue’s average 30-year fixed rate on conventional loans at 6.96% on Thursday. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage fell by almost 80 basis points in six weeks, Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

In 2021, more than 90% of borrowers who closed a loan with fintech mortgage lender Neat Loans opted for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. “It’s obviously not just a flip flop, it’s a pretty big move,” said Luke Johnson, the founder and CEO of Neat Loans. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed Optimal Blue ’s average 30-year fixed rate on conventional loans at 6.9% Powell on Wednesday announced that the Fed anticipates making three 25 basis point rate cuts in 2024 and four in 2025, which should help bring mortgage rates further down in 2024.

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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. In response, the company said its average rate for the $97.6

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

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 7.09% as of August 17, up from last week’s 6.96%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.13% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

A year after issuing its first Single-Family Green Mortgage Backed Security on Earth Day 2020, Fannie Mae has now completed 25 transactions for the program, totaling $167 million in bonds backed by mortgages on newly constructed, energy-efficient homes. but are well-established in Europe. ENERGY STAR 3.0 Horton, Lennar Corp.

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Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2023

PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, aims to expand its market share by growing within its existing footprint in a margin-thinning environment. The lender brought on 100 loan officers in June, bringing the total number of LOs to about 800. billion, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“Fewer homeowners have a strong incentive to refinance at current rates,” Joel Kan, the MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting, said in a statement. The trade group estimates that the average contract 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for conforming loans ($548,250 or less) remained unchanged at 3.30%.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

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 6.96% as of August 10, up from last week ’s 6.90%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.22% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased slightly to 2.80% for the week ending on July 29, halting a streak of weekly declines, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.99%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Escrow accounts also frequently handle mortgage insurance payments as conventional loan borrowers with less than 20% equity in their homes are required to have mortgage insurance. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers must pay mortgage insurance for the life of their loan regardless of equity levels.

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HomeLight

MARCH 5, 2024

For most homebuyers and refinancing homeowners, the traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is often the default loan option they use to purchase a house. But there are other types of mortgages and term lengths available. A phrase you might hear in real estate lending circles is “10 over 30 mortgage.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here are the top five mortgage-related terms you’ll want in your arsenal: 1. Fixed-rate mortgage. There are two types of mortgages: fixed-rate and adjustable-rate. Fixed-rate mortgages have a set interest rate for the entirety of the loan. You’re not alone.

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Inman

MAY 30, 2023

Focusing exclusively on monthly payments can mean borrowers lose sight of the advantages, and drawbacks, of various loan products. Trainer Bernice Ross looks at some alternatives to the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A slight cooling in mortgage rates wasn’t enough to keep mortgage applications from sinking to a 28-year low. 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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

What remains an unknown, however, is whether housing inventory, pricing and interest rates will settle into a goldilocks zone that allows home equity lending to flourish. Real estate data firm ATTOM reports that overall HELOC loan originations by count were actually down by 7% in the third quarter of 2023 as interest rates spiked.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 40 basis points to an average of 6.70% this week, the highest level since 2007. The survey also indicates a large dispersion in rates, meaning that homebuyers can save hundreds of dollars by shopping around with different lenders.

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