Source: CNBC — Sentiment among the nation’s homebuilders fell for the sixth straight month to the lowest level since June 2020, when the economy was grappling with shutdowns stemming from the Covid pandemic. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
Source: New York Times — What does the Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point mean for mortgages? [Here’s what the Fed’s decision means for credit cards, car loans and student loans.] Rates on 30-year fixed...
Source: Mortgage News Daily — The pace of the spike in mortgage rates over the past several days has been nothing but staggering–especially considering it began when rates were already near their highest levels in more than a decade. From an average...
Source: CNBC — The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest increase in nearly three decades, at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, in an effort to quell runaway inflation. “We at the Fed understand the...
Source: Fortune — It’s not just about how expensive housing became—it’s how fast it got there. It only took 24 months for U.S. home prices to soar a staggering 37%. For comparison, the biggest two-year spike leading into the 2008 housing crash was 29%. Heading...
Source: Realtor — Homebuyers received yet another shock this week as mortgage interest rates shot up suddenly. Rates blew well past 6% in a blow to buyers struggling with record-high and ever-increasing home prices. The increases were in anticipation of the...
