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Why Are Mortgage Rates Going Up?
Source: Forbes --- By now you’ve probably seen that interest rates are on their way up. The Fed has been raising rates for a number of quarters now in an attempt to wind down the sky high levels of inflation. So far they’ve not had much luck on that front, but there’s...
Why Mortgage Rates Could Hold Steady After the Federal Reserve’s 0.75% Rate Hike
Source: Time --- The Federal Reserve once again hiked its benchmark interest rate this week, a fourth consecutive increase of 75 basis points. What does that mean for mortgage rates, which are already above 7% for the first time in 20 years? Maybe not much. “What’s...
The Housing Market is Fragile: Downside as Real Estate Prices Fall
Source: Speculators Anonymous --- Many longtime readers know that I’ve been very critical of the housing market after the massive boom in real estate prices post-COVID. And as we learned from the underrated Austrian economist – Ludwig Von Mises – the bigger the...
5 Ways the Cooling Housing Market Is Helping Buyers
Source: The Motley Fool --- For the first time since March 2021, the average home is selling below the asking price. In fact, prices have fallen by 6% since June. As the market cools, home buyers savvy enough to hang in there may be the ones to benefit. If you're in...
Homebuilders say they’re on the edge of a steeper downturn as buyers pull back
Source: CNBC --- The once-hot housing market is cooling off at an alarming rate, and some homebuilders say it will only get worse come the new year as new orders dry up. Fast-rising mortgage rates have caused once-frenzied homebuyers to turn on their heels and become...
98 Of The 100 Largest Housing Markets Saw Prices Nosedive In September From 2022 Peaks
Source: Forbes --- The housing market is rebalancing after the most competitive and frenetic period in recent memory. The cooling trend that is engulfing the market is expected to continue with more cities seeing home prices decline by this time next year as the shift...
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