Mortgage Mix: Rates Rise to Mid-7%; Garg Celebrates Win Over Better
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. ...
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Notes From Fed Meeting Cite AI, Tariffs and Geopolitical Conflicts for Rate Hike
The mid-September Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting came with a unanimous vote to hike interest rates, after many ...
Buyers Continue Holding Back; Refinance Applications Hit Lowest Point Since 2025
Borrowers looking to purchase or refinance their homes continue to sit on the sidelines, hesitant to make a move as ...
Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Year High; Economists Foresee Stalling Market
The Federal Reserve’s new interest rate increase will likely be felt throughout the real estate industry, with mortgage rates surpassing ...
Mortgage Mix: Rates Peak as Fed Members Float Possibility of Another Interest Rate Hike
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. ...
Mortgage Rates Hit 2-Year Peak as War Continues to Hinder Economy
The Iran War continues to weigh on the economy, and in turn the housing market, with mortgage rates this week ...
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 ...
6 Musts to Share With Buyers About Why You Rule Over AI
“AI can summarize what has been published about a property,” says one real estate professional. “The trouble is that some of the most important information has not been published, is no longer current or cannot be understood without seeing the home.” Read more.
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