Pending Home Sales Inch Down in July as Market Stays ‘Stuck’
The number of contract signings dropped this July, per the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR found that nationally, pending ...
Tag: Interest Rates
Mortgage Rates Hit Another Low
Sliding down another two basis points, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate drop this week brought the figure to a ...
Consumer Confidence Dips Slightly, With Recession and Inflation Worries Percolating
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined by 1.3 points this month to 97.4 from 98.7 in July, reflecting consumers' ...
Fed Chair Powell Signals Start of Rate Cuts Ahead of September FOMC Meeting
During his highly anticipated eighth and final speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming, Federal Reserve ...
Fed Wary of Elevated Inflation and the Context of Low Unemployment
The latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held by the Federal Reserve (Fed) concluded with the decision to maintain ...
Average 30-Year-Fixed Hits Lowest Rate Since October
Seeing a third week of declines and the lowest point since October, decreasing mortgage rates saw purchase applications and especially ...
Inflation Largely Flat With September Interest Rate Cut in the Balance
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell previously predicted that inflation effects from tariffs would begin showing up in summer readings. The ...
Mortgage Rates Drop to 4-Month Low
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped nine basis points since last week, its lowest level since April. According to ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change Following Fed Decision
Mortgage rates remain elevated as the economy and housing market see continued challenges, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage ...
Fed Maintains Rates; Two Dissenting Votes for the First Time Since 1993
At the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 30, the Federal Reserve board of governors voted to ...
Frozen Lockboxes: Tools and Strategies for Deicing Before a Showing
A truly blistering winter can freeze up locks, both lockboxes and locks on the doors themselves, so it can pay off to have a fast-acting solution. Read more.
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