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Black Friday deals on a new home? Here you go

Housing Wire

While shoppers flock to malls and online retailers for Black Friday deals, M/I Homes is shifting the focus to residential real estate with holiday incentives that rival traditional doorbusters. In Charlotte , borrowers to lock in a lower rate on select Quick Move-In homes that can close by the end of the year.

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Demand for mortgages picks up: MBA

Housing Wire

There is still little incentive for homeowners to refinance with rates at these levels.” The MBA survey shows the average mortgage rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.78% last week, up from 6.75% the prior week. the week before.

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Mortgage apps decline 1.2% despite drop in rates

Housing Wire

“Currently, higher rates, low inventory, and high prices are keeping prospective buyers out of the market.”. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) marginally fell to 10.4% The post Mortgage apps decline 1.2% from 10.5% from 11.1%

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Mortgage demand rose on the back of slower inflation growth

Housing Wire

central bank stops raising interest rates. The trade group estimates the average contract 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for conforming loans ($647,200 or less) dropped to 6.9% Jumbo mortgage loans (greater than $647,200) rose marginally to 6.51% from 6.50%. . retail residential mortgage applications.

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Mortgage originations rebounded by 23% in Q2

Housing Wire

million residential mortgage originations in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 23.2% The increase in overall lending in Q2 came amid the Spring homebuying season and lower mortgage interest rates that dipped downward after months of increases, according to Attom ’s Q2 residential property mortgage origination report.

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Mortgage rates hold steady at 3.55%?

Housing Wire

The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage remained flat for the third consecutive week at 3.55% for the week ending Feb. 3, reflecting the impacts of the Omicron variant in the economy, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.73%.

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Mortgage demand ticks up on the strength of purchase applications

Housing Wire

Despite swings in Treasury yields, mortgage rates have remained stable since the beginning of the year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb. 1, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. retail residential mortgage applications. the previous week.

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