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Mortgage financing options in a higher interest rate environment
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau --- Over the past two years, interest rates have risen from historical lows to as high as 7% for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. Interest rates have remained elevated at levels that haven’t been seen for nearly 20 years....
Mortgage refinance demand surged 6%, as rates dropped to the lowest level since September
Source: CNBC --- Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, and while that did little to bolster demand from homebuyers, it did send homeowners looking for savings on their monthly payments. Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 6% last week from the...
3 Signs You’re About to Use the Wrong Mortgage Lender
Source: The Ascent --- These days, signing a mortgage means taking on a really big financial commitment. Home values are still elevated on a national level, and mortgage rates are the highest they've been in decades. And so chances are, if you're taking out a...
Borrowers need to cut subscriptions before mortgages, say brokers
Source: FT Adviser --- Homeowners weighing up forbearance options in light of rising interest rates should be making cuts to their subscriptions before they consider making changes to their mortgages, brokers have said. This month, chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the...
‘We’re in a housing recession right now,’ NAHB CEO says
Source: Yahoo! News --- National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the state of the housing market, home builder sentiment, inflation, Fed interest rate hikes, a housing recession, and the outlook for the housing market...
Higher mortgage rates depress U.S. single-family housing starts, building permits
Source: Reuters --- WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled to a 2-1/2-year low in November and permits for future construction plunged as higher mortgage rates continued to depress housing market activity. The dour report from the...
