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Mortgage rates surge to highest level since 2000

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates climbed again this week as investors braced themselves for ‘higher-for-longer’ conditions following last week’s Fed meeting. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.70% a year ago at this time. Additionally, the yield on 10-year treasuries shot up to 4.6% a week prior.

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Mortgage rates stabilize after Fed meeting

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates stabilized this week as the Federal Reserve decided to keep its rates unchanged Wednesday. However, mortgage rates still remain at a 23-year high. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.76% as of Nov. 2, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

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Mortgage rates up to 7.57% this week on heels of strong jobs report: Freddie Mac

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 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. earlier in October.

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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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Could mortgage rates finally hit 8% ?

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 7.49% as of Oct. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 6.66% a year ago at this time. 5th, up 18 basis point from last week ’s 7.31%.

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Mortgage applications jump 16%

Housing Wire

The sudden increase in applications was driven “heavily” by increased refinancing as mortgage rates dipped again, said Joel Kan, MBA associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. The post Mortgage applications jump 16% appeared first on HousingWire.

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Mortgage rates are (finally) back at 7%

Housing Wire

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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