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Mortgage Rates Surge Higher (Again)

Mortgage Rates Surge Higher (Again)

by Phil Hall | Oct 19, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 9-13

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 9-13

by Phil Hall | Oct 13, 2023 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Mortgage Rates Surge Onward and Upward for Fifth Straight Week

Mortgage Rates Surge Onward and Upward for Fifth Straight Week

by Phil Hall | Oct 12, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index Sinks Under Mortgage Rate Pressure

Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index Sinks Under Mortgage Rate Pressure

by Phil Hall | Oct 9, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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,...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 2-6

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

by Phil Hall | Oct 6, 2023 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
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