Mortgage Industry News
Mortgage rate forecast for February 2023: Will the groundhog see the shadow of January rates?
Source: Bankrate --- Come February, Americans anticipate the activity of Punxsutawney Phil, the climate-forecasting rodent whose shadow will signal if winter will persist longer or be shorter. But weather isn’t the only thing we’re eager to get an expert forecast on...
Most property investors are opting for one-year fixed mortgages – survey
Source: MPA Mag --- A number of property investors are choosing to suffer the short-term pain of fixing their mortgage rates for a year in anticipation of interest rates easing, according to a new survey. The latest Crockers-Tony Alexander Investor Insight found that...
The Fed plans to ‘reset’ the housing market—raising the likelihood of falling home prices
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 into...
How High Can Mortgage Rates Go? We’re About To Find Out
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 U.S....
Fed hikes rates by 75 bps, the largest increase since 1994
Source: Housing Wire --- The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday did something it hadn’t done in more than two decades: it raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points, to 1.50-1.75%, a hike not seen since 1994. The decision, designed to slow the pace of...
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