Despite Rate 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 ...
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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 ...
Mortgage Mix: Fed Vice Chair Pushing to Re-Center Community Banks in Mortgage Market
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday ...
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 6% for the First Time in Over 3.5 Years
Just in time for the spring buying season, average mortgage rates crossed “into the fives,” this past week, their lowest ...
Home Loan, Refi Applications Continue to Increase, Following Lower-Rate Trends
Home loan application activity increased this past week, up slightly from the previous week and following the trend of steady ...
Have Market Challenges Permanently Changed the Balance in Housing?
As housing experienced some unprecedented levels of affordability and other challenges in recent years, some of the rules of buying ...
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 6%
The average top-tier mortgage rates dipped below 6% this week, offering up what economists say could be the “psychological push” ...
Real-Time Financial Visibility Improves Cash Flow
Brokerages that monitor income and payouts in real time are better positioned to forecast revenue, manage expenses and avoid shortfalls. Gain financial clarity.
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