Mortgage Industry News
‘Signs of resilience’: Mortgage demand plummets to lowest 2023 level as rates rise for second week — but experts predict cooling rental prices will eventually bring rates below 6%
Source: Yahoo! --- U.S. mortgage rates have inched up for the second week in a row, following reports that the economy added a staggering 517,000 jobs and inflation climbed 0.5% in January. “At this rate, Americans need to put at least 18% down on the purchase of a...
Ask These 4 Questions to Save Money on a Home Purchase
Source: The Ascent --- Buying and owning a home is likely to be one of the most expensive money moves you'll ever make. Not only will you have upfront costs (such as a down payment to secure a mortgage loan), but you'll also be responsible for ongoing expenses like...
Can renters still become homeowners? This senator says it’s tough to see how they ‘will ever catch up’
Source: Marketwatch --- Tenants are caught between too-high rents and too-high homeownership costs, depriving them of the American Dream. That was the bleak picture lawmakers and housing experts painted of America’s renters at a congressional hearing Thursday. The...
Housing market chills as mortgage rates, prices scare buyers
Source: AP News --- NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tomcak was looking for a home for his in-laws in the suburbs around Denver, something priced close to $450,000. Tomcak became dispirited as he lost out to investors fronting cash offers $100,000 over the asking price. Then...
Homebuyer Competition Drops to Lowest Level in Over Two Years
Source: Redfin --- The bidding-war rate dipped below 50% for the first time since the start of the pandemic in June as rising mortgage rates and inflation took a bite out of homebuyer budgets. Nationwide, 49.9% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition...
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