Source: Yahoo! News — For Mel Ligon and his wife, remnants of the 2008 housing crisis kept them from realizing major savings from refinancing their Chicago home during the pandemic refi boom. They had a deferred principal placed on their home during the Great...
Source: The Ascent — There’s a reason so many people wanted to buy a home in 2021. Last year, mortgage rates were quite attractive, and even though real estate prices were through the roof, borrowing rates were low enough to make homeownership appealing....
Source: Nasdaq — For much of 2021, it was more than possible to sign a 30-year mortgage at under or around 3%. But those days are long gone. Mortgage rates have risen at a rapid clip since the start of 2022. And at this point, borrowers are looking at somewhere...
Source: Next Advisor — The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates this week, but that doesn’t mean mortgage rates are going up. Mortgage interest rates have been on a wild ride this year, climbing above 7% for several weeks in October and November....
Source: Forbes — The second half of 2022 has seen declining house prices. However, prices remain up year-on-year based on steady price gains in the first half of the year. The decline in pricing is, in part, driven by higher mortgage rates hitting affordability...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 23-27
