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- Mortgage Rates Top 3 Percent for the First Time Since the Summer
- The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular mortgage product, rose above 3 percent for the first time in seven months this week. learn more
- Mortgage Application Demand Stalls as Interest Rates Surge to Highest Level Since July
- Mortgage interest rates last week rose at the fastest pace in over a year, throwing cold water on already cooling demand. learn more
- Home Sales Will Keep Growing, Even If Rates Rise. Here’s Why
- Joel Kan of Mortgage Bankers Association says rising mortgage rates – in tandem with climbing Treasury yields – indicates the market and public are increasingly optimistic about the likelihood of an economic recovery. learn more
- Now That Mortgage Rates Are Surging, Are Americans Making a Big Mistake?
- As mortgage rates suddenly shoot to heights not seen in months, borrowers are backing away and demand for home loans is falling, according to new data from a lenders trade group. learn more
- Biden Administration May Undo Certain Trump-Era Mortgage Rules
- Some groups believe the Trump-era rules should remain in place. learn more
- Fannie, Freddie Reap Billions from ‘Adverse Market’ Fee February 18, 2021
- Fannie Mae and Freddie MAc funded about 1.2 million adverse market qualified refinance mortgages totaling $350 billion from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. learn more
- Mortgage Demand Falls Further as Rates Rise at the Fastest Pace in Months
- Total mortgage application volume fell 5.1% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. learn more
- Here’s Why Economic Experts Are Predicting Higher Mortgages Rates This Year
- “The support that we’re expecting to get from the current administration … that’s going to provide assistance for a lot of households who are in financial distress,” says Mortgage Bankers Association economist Joel Kan. learn more
- Covid-19 Mortgage Relief Ends Soon for Millions of Homeowners
- Many who struggle during the pandemic won’t be able to resume paying their monthly mortgage bills when yearlong forbearance plans run out. learn more
- MBS Investors Look for Signs Homeowner Refinancings Have Peaked
- Mortgage-bond investors are looking for signs that the wave of American homeowners refinancing their loans may have crested. learn more
- Biden Stimulus Could Worsen Affordable Housing Crisis
- The nation’s most influential housing trade groups sent a letter to the House Committee on Financial Services saying any new stimulus package considered would need to have rental assistance, and warned of dire consequences if it does not. learn more
- Mortgage Refinancing Suddenly Surges, But Homebuyers Stall Due to Sticker Shock
- Applications to refinance jumped 11% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. learn more
- The State of Housing Finance Heading Into 2021
- Historically, buying has always been a better investment than renting, but that may no longer be the case—one of several highlights from the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center. learn more
- U.S. Economy Is Expected to Reach Pre-Pandemic Peak by Mid-2021
- The U.S. economy is expected to expand more rapidly in 2021 than officials projected in July, but it will take several years for output to reach its full potential and for the number of employed workers to return to its pre-pandemic peak, according to new economic projections released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Drift Lower as Investors Worry About Pandemic
- For the second week in a row, mortgage rates wandered lower, remaining near record lows. learn more
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