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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 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. “We continue to see ebbs and flows as housing demand remains strong, but for-sale inventory remains low,” he said.

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2020 home sales hit highest level since 2006

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Existing home sales rose in December, and total home sales in 2020 reached the highest level in 13 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales also rose 0.7% Experts project low mortgage rates to continue driving home sales in 2021. Home sales in the South increased 1.1%

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Mortgage rates decline after Fed pauses hikes once more

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates continued their downward plunge this week as inflation keeps decelerating. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb. 1, a decrease from last week’s figure of 6.69%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors are concerned that the central bank will continue raising the funds rate, pushing borrowing costs even higher. What to expect with the Fed ?

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Weekly mortgage rates soar closer to 8%: Freddie Mac

Housing Wire

Rates have been steadily climbing for seven straight weeks, the longest consecutive increase since Spring 2022, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.79% as of Oct. in 2023, reaching an annualized rate of 4.15 million units sold.

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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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