Mortgage Mix: Rates Peak as Fed Members Float Possibility of Another Interest Rate Hike
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Mortgage Rates Up Nearly 100 Basis Points Since Start of Iran War
Mortgage rates continue to climb, this week reaching their highest point since January 2025, and leaving buyers with an uphill ...
Homebuyers Pausing Purchases as Rates Continue to Climb
Homebuyers and owners looking to refinance pushed the pause button again this week as rates soared over 7%, a move ...
In ‘the Market That Could Have Been,’ Mortgage Rates Hit 14-Month High
Mortgage rates ticked up again this week, seemingly caught in an ongoing cycle of upward pressure as renewed tensions in ...
Homebuyers Pull Back as Rates Climb to Highest Point Since June 2025
As U.S. homebuyers continue to navigate a bittersweet housing market–one where inventory is becoming more balanced in many markets but ...
Inventory-Balanced Markets Buoy Home-Purchase Application Activity
In the-real-estate-market-that-could, home-purchase applications ticked up this past week as increased inventory in many markets seems to be buoying transaction ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change; Inflation Sidelining Would-Be Buyers
Buyers who are waiting for rates to come down before making their home purchase will likely have to wait until ...
AI-Lender Better Launches Crypto Down Payment Loan
For the lucky (or prescient) people who stacked some Bitcoin back when the digital currency sold for a few dollars ...
Refinance Activity ‘Dampened’ Due to Continued Economic Challenges
Economic uncertainty has once again put pressure on mortgage applications, taking a downturn in response to mortgage rates rising once ...
Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae Fires Multiple Senior Executives: Reports
A dozen or so upper-level Fannie Mae employees were dismissed last week, according to various media sources, including the Wall ...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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