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Home-equity lending blossomed in 2023

Housing Wire

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising. 16 in the most recent rankings.

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Mortgage rates drop but not low enough to spur lending 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates trended down in July from their peak above 6% in June, but that wasn’t enough to spur mortgage lending activity. Rate lock volume in July fell 14.4% drop in rate/term refinance locks, which are down 93.6% The decline was led by 16.9% since last year. Presented by: Teraverde.

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What agents need to know about the impact of interest rates on the real estate market

Housing Wire

Generally, the Fed will adjust its lending rate by a quarter percent, but at times the adjustment has been larger. Homeowners : Depending on the type of mortgage they have and their financial goals, rising or falling interest rates will affect homeowners differently.

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Delta variant fears send 30-year mortgage rates to 2.77%

Housing Wire

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped back down to 2.77% for the week ending August 5, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates had rebounded slightly to 2.80%. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Mortgage rates start 2022 with an increase

Housing Wire

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased to 3.22% during the week ending Jan. 6, up from 3.11% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 2.65%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 2.16%.

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Mortgage volumes remain under pressure at Wells Fargo, JPMorgan

Housing Wire

The hotter-than-expected inflation figure raised questions about the Federal Reserve ’s appetite to cut rates this year. It also brought the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to an average of 7.21% on Friday, up from 7.15% one week earlier, according to HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center. year over year.

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Mortgage rates have eclipsed 3.5%

Housing Wire

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage climbed to 3.56% during the week ending Jan. 20, rising from 3.45% the week prior, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.77%. Mortgage rates moved up again as the 10-year U.S.