The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued its climb to the 8% level, averaging 7.63% as of Oct. 19, according to new data from Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB:FMCC) Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Last week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.57%. One year ago at...
Rising mortgage rates, rising foreclosure rates, and Bad Bunny’s rather pricey rental unit. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our hits and misses for the week of Oct. 9-13. Miss: Up, Up and Oh No. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surged...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surged higher, averaging 7.57% as of Oct. 12, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). Last week, it averaged 7.49%, and a year ago at this time it averages 6.92%. “For the fifth...
The pressure from elevated mortgage rates drove down the Home Purchase Sentiment Index in (HPSI) last month, according to Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA). Last month’s HPSI sank by 2.4 points to 64.5, with five of the HPSI’s six components decreasing month-over-month,...
A candidate for president talks about the housing market, a hospitality group does not want Los Angeles homeless people in the city’s hotels, and an old Iowa jail is up for sale. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our hits and misses for the week...