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Mortgage Rates Dip Below 7% In The Wake Of Declining Buyer Demand
Source: Forbes --- Mortgage rates slipped below 7% this week, but it wasn’t enough to boost housing activity as mortgage applications continued to decline amid the Federal Reserve hiking its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time this year. The average 30-year,...
November and December are historically 2 of the 3 best months to buy a home if you want a deal. 6 economists and real estate pros on whether that trend will hold in 2022
Source: Market Watch --- Winter is coming. And in the case of real estate, that may be a good thing — at least for buyers looking for a lower priced home. Indeed, a 2021 analysis from real estate research firm ATTOM Data Solutions found that October, November and...
12% of First-Time Homebuyers Say Selling Crypto Helped Save for Down Payment, Up From 5% in 2019
Source: Redfin--- One in nine first-time homebuyers (11.6%) surveyed in the fourth quarter said selling cryptocurrency helped them save for a down payment. That’s up from 8.8% in the third quarter of 2020 and 4.6% in the third quarter of 2019. This is according to a...
Domestic Sawmill Output Continues to Lag Home Construction
Source: NAHB Now --- With an historically low level of overall housing inventory and solid demand because of low mortgage interest rates and favorable demographics, new construction has been unable to add needed supply to the market because domestic production from...
Higher rates coming for high-balance and second home loans
Source: The Mortgage Reports --- The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it will increase fees on certain home loans starting Apr. 1, 2022. These new upfront fees will affect high–balance and second home mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And, as is...
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