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Massachusetts in Settlement with Franklin Credit Over Zombie Second Mortgages
Franklin Credit will make a monetary payment of $300,000 to the state Continue Reading Massachusetts in Settlement with Franklin Credit Over Zombie Second Mortgages
Mortgage Rates Record Uptick
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.12% as of Oct. 3, up from last week when it averaged 6.08%. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Record Uptick
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Mortgage Rates Remain Stagnant
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.64%, recording a scant uptick from last week when it averaged 6.63% Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Remain Stagnant
MBA: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Inched Up in Q4 2023
The FHA delinquency rate spiked by 131 basis points to 10.81%, the highest level since the third quarter of 2021. Continue Reading MBA: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Inched Up in Q4 2023
Mortgage Applications Up While Most Americans Expect Lower Rates
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased 3.5 points in January to 70.7, its highest level since March 2022. Continue Reading Mortgage Applications Up While Most Americans Expect Lower Rates
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[Generational Study] Who Can Afford the Median Home in the 100 Largest U.S. Counties?
Source: Point 2 Homes --- Making resolutions and manifesting a better future is all the rage around this time of year. However, the goal of becoming a homeowner is more about cold, hard, financial facts than the ability to channel the universe’s benevolent energy. And...
3 Things Most People Don’t Know About Real Estate Investing
Source:Nasdaq --- any people are familiar with the concept of buying stocks. But real estate investing is a whole different world -- and one that a lot of folks have yet to dabble in. The reality, though, is that investing in real estate is a great way to diversify...
More awful news for homebuyers: Mortgage rates just made the biggest jump this century
Source: Fortune --- Historically low rates were nice while they lasted. In another hit to prospective homebuyers, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 4.42% this week, up 1.31 percentage points from three months ago, according to Freddie Mac. That's the largest...
Mortgage Rates Keep Rising Faster Than Experts Expected. That Makes It Even More Important for Homebuyers to Shop Around
Source: Time --- Things got tougher for homebuyers this week as mortgage rates continued to rise more quickly than experts expected. The average 30-year fixed rate was 4.59% this week, a rise of 19 basis points from a week earlier. Rates were below 4% just three...
DFW Real Estate Expert Offers Tips For Homebuyers Going Up Against Investors
Source: News Yahoo --- Michael Coburn with RE/MAX offers some tips for homebuyers looking to beat investors.
7 Secrets No One Tells You That’ll Help You Buy a House Right Now
Source: Realtor --- Once upon a time, wannabe homebuyers could leisurely peruse a variety of properties in their price range, mull over their choices, put in an offer, and presume they’ll be moving in soon enough. But how things have changed! In today’s hot seller’s...
Mortgage Goals: Which One Is Right for You?
Source: Realtor --- You finally bought the perfect midcentury modern home with a backyard spacious enough for entertaining your family and friends. And you even scored an outstanding mortgage loan with a fantastic 30-year fixed rate. Well done! So you can sit back and...
How to avoid real estate scams
Source: The Washington Post --- Real estate transactions require moving large sums of money from buyers to sellers, a process that unfortunately entices scammers. According to the National Association of Realtors and FBI data, more than 13,500 people were victims of...
What the Fed’s March rate hike means for homebuyers and sellers
Source: Bankrate --- In an effort to rein in raging inflation, the Federal Reserve boosted interest rates in mid-March. The move had been anticipated by the mortgage market — mortgage rates rose to 4.4 percent in a recent Bankrate survey of lenders, which was...
The housing market enters uncharted waters
Source: Fortune --- Fed Chair Jerome Powell is done sitting idly on the sideline as inflation burns away Americans’ purchasing power. The plan? Draw upon the central bank's decades-old inflation playbook by increasing rates until demand pulls back and price growth...
