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Trouble Ahead for U.S. Housing?
Source: Institutional Investor --- There are growing signs that the Federal Reserve’s rate policies are starting to bite into the U.S. housing market. Mortgage rates on 30-year fixed rate loans have risen from around 3% at the end of 2020 to just over 7% in October...
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?...
With Interest Rates at 7%, Here’s How Much More You’re Paying for a $500K House
Source: Motley Fool --- If you're in the market for a new home, you're probably well aware that mortgage rates are on the rise. In fact, they've more than doubled since the beginning of the year and are now at their highest level in nearly 15 years. Mortgage rates...
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...
Marry the House, Date the Mortgage Rate – Does It Work?
Source: Yahoo! --- The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage reached a 20-year high of 7.08% in the final week of October, more than doubling from a year earlier, according to Freddie Mac (FMCC). Homebuyers aren’t happy. On a $350,000 home loan, a mortgage...
Generational Warfare in the Housing Market
Source: Banker & Tradesman --- A recent report from the National Association of Realtors crystalizes the generational and class warfare suburbanites have perpetrated on the rest of this nation. The share of first-time buyers, NAR wrote, has reached its lowest...
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