Mortgage Rates Remain Steady; Buyers Moving on Modest Decreases
Mortgage rates remained relatively steady from last week, but an increase in home-purchase application activity after multiple weeks of decreases ...
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Slight Rate Drop Drives Mortgage Application Activity Upward After Weeks of Declines
While mortgage rates remain elevated, a slight retreat this past week drove home-purchase application activity up for the first time ...
Big Builders Cite Consumer ‘Anxieties,’ Oil Prices as Weighing on Market
As we slip into the second half of 2026, major homebuilders are looking past this challenging year and making their ...
Mortgage Rates Rise to Higher Than Year-Ago Levels for the First Time in 44 Weeks
Mortgage rates continued their upward march, coming in above year-ago levels for the first time in 44 weeks, but economists ...
Home Shoppers Pull Back as Rates Hit Highest Point in Over a Year
Those shopping for a home or a refinance for a lower rate appear to be moving back to the sidelines ...
JPMorgan Announces $750 Billion Investment in Housing Through 2035, Aimed at Boosting Supply
As homebuyers continue to struggle through the 2026 housing market amid affordability issues, rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty, ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for Fourth Straight Week, Hitting 12-Month High
The continued summer slowdown in the housing market could see an uptick in transactions before fall, but economists are pointing ...
Mortgage Applications Drop Off This Week
Despite near annual highs of the 30-year average mortgage rate, home-purchase application activity had been holding steady or even modestly ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week, Remaining at Near Annual High
The typical summer sales slowdown is being made worse, economists say, by renewed geopolitical tension in the Middle East, putting ...
Mortgage Applications See Modest Rise Amid Rate Hikes
Economists touted regional improvements to housing inventory for the increase in home-purchase application activity this week but cautioned the uptick ...
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