Mortgage Industry News
Local homes sales drop as mortgage rates rise
Source: WWNYTV 7 News --- WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Mortgage rates are right around 7 percent for a 30-year fixed rate. Nationally, rates are at their highest since 2006 and they’ve nearly doubled since last year. So, what is this doing to the local housing market?...
Should You Pay Points to Get a Lower Mortgage Rate?
Source: Yahoo! Finance --- With mortgage rates near 20-year highs, some homebuyers are struggling to afford homes. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.95% in November’s first week, dipping from a 7.08% peak a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac...
Housing Market Update: Home Prices Start New Year at New High
Source: Redfin News--- The median home sale price surged 16% year over year during the week ending January 9 to an all-time high of $365,000. Prices keep climbing because the supply drought keeps deepening while demand increases. The number of homes for sale fell to a...
Black Mortgage Applicants Denied 84% More Often than White Borrowers
Source: Zillow --- The Black homeownership rate has rebounded modestly from recent lows, but remains below its early 2000s peak as racial disparities in the mortgage and housing markets widened throughout the early part of the pandemic, according to a Zillow analysis...
Mortgage rates surge to highest level since May 2020
Source: Fox Business --- Mortgage rates surged at the start of 2022 to the highest level in nearly two years as markets reacted to the news that the Federal Reserve is considering raising rates soon, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac. The 30-year...
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