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- Mortgage Refinance Demand Drops 20% as Rates Rise to 10-Month High
- Mortgage rates moved higher again last week, causing homeowners and potential homebuyers to pull back on borrowing. learn more
- The Mortgage Market Is Roaring, but Lots of People Can’t Get a Loan
- The mortgage market is humming, but getting approved for a home loan is as difficult as it has been in years. learn more
- How Much Higher Can Home Prices Go?
- Experts are positive on continued home prices gains. learn more
- FHFA: House Prices Up 12 Percent YOY
- The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index reported a 1% month-over-month increase in home prices for January 2021 and a 12% increase in home prices from January 2020 to January 2021. learn more
- Rising Mortgage Rates are Starting to Become a Problem
- It’s not just that refinancing is down, but Americans still looking to buy will feel the full brunt of skyrocketing home prices. learn more
- Why U.S. Real Estate Has Prospered During COVID
- Further highlighting the buoyant U.S. residential real-estate market last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Application Survey data showed that mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by a whopping 34.7 percent from a year earlier. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Are on the Rise, and It’s Messing With People’s Home Buying Plans
- Rising interest rates are starting to impact how much house people can afford. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Retreat a Bit, Underscoring Refi Opportunity
- The window for mortgage refinancing opened a bit this week as mortgage rates took a break from their recent rise. learn more
- Mortgage banking profits drop by nearly one-third in Q4 ?
- Volumes were at a record high in the final quarter of 2020 but lenders didn’t make quite as much since gains on loan sales to the secondary market fell. learn more
- The Pandemic Ignited a Housing Boom—but It’s Different From the Last One
- Residential home sales are hitting peaks last seen in 2006, just before the bubble burst, but this time mortgages are stricter, down payments are higher, and a tight supply is supporting prices. learn more
- Weakening Refi Demand Intensifies Lender Profit Margin Concerns
- For the second consecutive quarter, the share of lenders expecting profit margins to decline has grown, according to a business sentiment survey released Thursday by Fannie Mae. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Persist in their Steady Climb
- Mortgage rates continued their upward march this week, rising to their highest levels since July. learn more
- Mortgage Refinance Demand Plunges 43% from a Year Ago, As Higher Interest Rates Take Their Toll on Borrowers
- The recent sharp rise in interest rates is now taking a toll on mortgage refinance demand, as the number of borrowers who could benefit shrinks. learn more
- Soaring Home Prices are Starting to Alarm Policymakers
- The booming housing market helped stave off economic collapse in 2020. learn more
- The Tax Man Cometh
- They may not increase this year, or even next year. learn more
- 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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