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Nearly Half of Recent Homebuyers Secured Mortgage Rates Below 5%
Mortgage rates were at a historic low of 2.65% in 2021 before soaring to decade-long highs of 7.79% in the fall of 2023. Continue Reading Nearly Half of Recent Homebuyers Secured Mortgage Rates Below 5%
Mortgage Application Activity Flattens Out
The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 43.1% of total applications. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Flattens Out
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FHA Raises Loan Limits for Manufactured Homes
The FHA said it will recalculate the program’s loan limits on an annual basis to keep pace with changing home prices. Continue Reading FHA Raises Loan Limits for Manufactured Homes
IMBs Recorded Net Production Losses in Q4 2023
“The fourth quarter of 2023 was about as challenging as it could get for mortgage lenders to generate a production profit,” said MBA’s Marina Walsh. Continue Reading IMBs Recorded Net Production Losses in Q4 2023
Mortgage Rates Drop Again
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.74% as of March 14, down from last week when it averaged 6.88%. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Drop Again
A Rising Star
Source: Housing Wire --- When it comes to commercial real estate, the post-pandemic economy has grounded some asset classes while others are now rising stars. Multifamily and industrial are two sectors proving especially resilient to recent economic hardships....
Are Mobile & Manufactured Homes Real or Personal Property?
The difference between mobile and manufactured homes is the date they were built. According to HUD, mobile homes were factory-built before June 15, 1976, and manufactured homes were built after that date. Continue Reading Are Mobile & Manufactured Homes Real or Personal Property?
How Homeownership Can Help Shield You from Inflation
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- If you’re following along with the news today, you’ve likely heard about rising inflation. You’re also likely feeling the impact in your day-to-day life as prices go up for gas, groceries, and more. These rising consumer costs can...
Americans Are Buying Smaller Homes as Prices Skyrocket
Source: Redfin --- Americans are buying smaller homes than they were at the height of the pandemic. The typical U.S. home that went under contract in March was 1,720 square feet, down 1.8% from 1,751 square feet the same time last year and roughly the same size as the...
Russian threat keeps mortgage cybersecurity experts on alert
Source: National Mortgage News --- Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine have already impacted the U.S. housing market and as the war goes on, the mortgage industry’s cybersecurity experts are bracing for tests of their defenses. The uncertainty caused by the initial...
Mortgage Rates Are a Bit Higher (And Way Lower) Than You’ve Been Told
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- It's hard to avoid bad news about rising mortgage rates in 2022, but you can't believe everything you read. It is true that mortgage rates have been surging higher in 2022. A previous article (read it here) goes into greater detail...
U.S. Property Foreclosures Spike 132 Percent Annually
Source: World Property Journal --- Foreclosures increase in all 50 States in early 2022 According to ATTOM's newly released Q1 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 78,271 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of 2022, up 39...
What home prices will look like in 2023, according to Zillow’s revised downward forecast
Source: Fortune --- There's no doubt about it: Soaring mortgage rates are an economic shock to the U.S. housing market. Over the past month alone, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has spiked from 3.11% to 5.11%. It's both pricing out some stretched homebuyers...
Mortgage rates just hit a 12-year high
Source: CNN--- Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.11% in the week ending April 21, up from 5% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the seventh...
Relax and Recharge in Your Mental Hobby Shop
Most people have a place they go to or an activity they engage in that helps them move into peacefulness, serenity, and resolve. They can spend time happily away from exterior societal pressures. I refer to that state of being as their "Mental Hobby Shop," which will...
