Mortgage Industry News
HARP Loan Program: How Did It Work?
Source: Investopedia --- When interest rates fall, many homeowners will refinance their mortgage to lock in a lower interest rate, which can reduce a borrower's monthly payment or allow a homeowner to build equity more quickly. However, one group of homeowners who...
These 210 housing markets are now vulnerable to 20%-25% home price declines, finds latest Moody’s downgrade
Source: Fortune --- Favorable millennial demographics. Tight housing inventory. Low unemployment. That’s why housing bulls said the Pandemic Housing Boom had more room to run. Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, of course, disagreed. Back in May, Zandi came...
Green mortgages: could your loan help make Britain greener?
Source: The Guardian --- Homes account for more than a fifth of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, which may help explain why the government and others believe green mortgages could be a gamechanger for moving to a sustainable future. Although they have been around in one...
Mortgage rates fall for first time in weeks, Freddie Mac data shows
Source: Fox Business --- Mortgage interest rates fell for the first time in weeks in early November, hitting 3.09% annual percentage rate (APR), according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac. But despite this drop, experts said rates will...
Higher interest rates mean more expensive mortgages
Source: The Economist --- If the economy is a machine, then monetary policymakers are backroom engineers. On November 4th they held the Bank of England’s interest rate steady at 0.1%, but seem poised to tweak it upwards soon. Investors expect the rate to rise above 1%...
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