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Mortgage Rates Remain Mostly Flat
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.84% as of June 12. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Remain Mostly Flat
Mortgage Application Activity Up 12.5%
The Refinance Index increased 16% from the previous week and was 28% higher than the same week one year ago. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Up 12.5%
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January Foreclosure Activity Up 8% Month-Over-Month
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 20,994 properties in January. Continue Reading January Foreclosure Activity Up 8% Month-Over-Month
Mortgage Rates Go Into Decline
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.89% as of Feb. 6. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Go Into Decline
loanDepot and Onx Homes Announce New Joint Venture
The companies did not announce the leadership for Onx X+ Mortgage. Continue Reading loanDepot and Onx Homes Announce New Joint Venture
In this volatile housing market, here’s how to know when the bottom is in
Source: CNBC --- Chicago realtor Jeremy Fisher headed to Florida after Christmas counting on five mostly-relaxed weeks, after a slow second half of 2022 left him with a bunch of unsold listings exiting the year. Instead, the Compass broker ended up flying back to the...
Why the Fed Can Let the Housing Bust Rip: Mortgages, HELOCs, Delinquencies, Foreclosures, and Who’s on the Hook
Source: Wolf Street --- Mortgage balances ballooned because home prices ballooned in recent years, requiring more debt to finance the same home, and so mortgage balances in Q4 rose 2.2%, or by $253 billion, from the prior quarter, and by 9%, or by $1 trillion, from a...
Zillow Home Value Index Methodology, 2023 Revision: What’s Changed?
Source: Zillow --- The Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) now incorporates the more accurate neural Zestimate. Starting with Zillow’s January 2023 data release, and for all subsequent releases, the full ZHVI time series has been upgraded to harness the power of the neural...
Best construction loan lenders in 2023
Source: Bankrate --- Most people can’t afford to design and build their own home or pay for major renovations out of pocket, which is why many lenders offer construction loans — shorter-term loans used to finance construction/rehabilitation of or addition to a...
4 practical tips for negotiating your mortgage
Source: CNBC --- Purchasing a home with the help of a mortgage is one of the most expensive financial transactions you can undertake. Given both the costs and commitment that come with signing a mortgage, it makes sense to negotiate the best possible deal with...
I Don’t Want a Reverse Mortgage. What Are the Best Alternatives?
Source: Yahoo! Life --- A reverse mortgage can provide you with a steady stream of income in retirement. Reverse mortgages do have risks and they can affect your ability to pass on assets to your heirs later. Fortunately, there’s more than one alternative to reverse...
California home sales increase in January for second straight month as prices stabilize
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 241,520 in January, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The...
Fixed Rate Ending? How To Avoid Falling Off A ‘Mortgage Cliff’
Source: Forbes --- An estimated 800,000 home loans totalling $350 billion will fall off a ‘mortgage cliff’ this year when the loan switches from a fixed interest rate to a higher variable rate, according to estimates from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). More...
Mortgage Rates Rise, Application Volumes Retreat
Source: Mortgage News Daily --- It was unrealistic to expect last week’s strong increase in mortgage activity to be sustainable in the current volatile rate environment, and indeed it was not. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted Market...
Will the Mortgage Third-Party Origination Channel Survive the Current Market?
Northpointe Bank, a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, has announced that they are closing their correspondent lending operations in April of 2023, and will shift their focus to retail lending, mortgage warehouse lending and specialty loan servicing. This...
