Mortgage Rates Face Another Increase as Middle East Conflict Continues to Brew
While conflict continues to brew in the Middle East, mortgage rates continue to rise due to the war’s effect on ...
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Another Fed Governor Says Rates Should be Held Steady ‘For Some Time’
While many across the industry were predicting interest rate cuts and a transition to a more balanced economy in 2026, ...
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level of 2026
While mortgage rates hit a high for the year so far, reflecting escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, analysts ...
After Weeks-Long Run, Mortgage, Refi Applications Dive as Rates Climb
New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows applications for both home purchases and refinances fell significantly this week following ...
Home Sales Power ‘Resilient’ 2026, but Pendings Indicate Spring Market May Be ‘Delayed’
Pending home sales saw a slight uptick in February, continuing an optimistic trend ahead of a long-awaited spring boom, according ...
Despite Uptick, Buyers Responding to Current Rate Environment
The average mortgage rate remaining at or around the low 6% range continues to spur buyer activity, but economists warn ...
Higher Mortgage Rates Were Supposed to Cool Home Prices. How ‘Rate Lock-In Effect’ Got in the Way
When the Federal Reserve began aggressively raising interest rates in 2022, many analysts expected home prices to fall. But they ...
Mortgage Applications Increase for Fourth Straight Week
With the war in Iran causing market volatility this past week including an average mortgage rate increase from below and ...
Economists Warn ‘Wartime Inflation’ Could Push Rates Higher
After a brief dip into the fives, mortgage rates ticked back up this week and will likely continue to rise ...
Refinance Activity Increases to Strongest Pace Since 2022
Overall applications for home purchases increased for the third-straight week while refinance activity increased for the fourth, their lowest level ...
5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
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