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Mortgage Rates Start Rising Again

Mortgage Rates Start Rising Again

by Phil Hall | Mar 12, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates climbed in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.11% as of March 12, up from last week when it averaged 6.00%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.65%. The 15-year...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 2-6

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 2-6

by Phil Hall | Mar 6, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Maine village is listed for sale, a Chicago stadium controversy that doesn’t involve the Bears, and was a Florida man kidnapped by dolphins and forced to build an underwater multifamily property made of coral? From the wild and woolly world of real estate, here are...
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Floats Up to 6.00%

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Floats Up to 6.00%

by Phil Hall | Mar 5, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage inched up to 6.00% as of March 5, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). Last week, it fell below the 6.00% mark for the first time since 2022, averaging 5.98%. A year ago at this time,...
FHFA and GSEs to Cease Using Anthropic’s AI Products

FHFA and GSEs to Cease Using Anthropic’s AI Products

by Phil Hall | Mar 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) will phase out their use of the artificial intelligence products offered by Anthropic. In a post to his personal X account, FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced, “U.S....
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Drops Below 6% for the First Time Since 2022

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Drops Below 6% for the First Time Since 2022

by Phil Hall | Feb 26, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.98% in today’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). This is down from last week when it averaged 6.01%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.76%. “For the first time in three and a half...
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